The Ultimate Sriracha Burger

My husband was so happy to see this burger on our menu. It’s a burger centered around his favorite condiment in the world, Sriricha Chili Sauce. Sriricha is awesome. It’s a wonderful spicy chili sauce and has been a staple for years in our house.
This was such a great burger! It was a rainy day here in Florida so we opted not to grill the burgers. If you can grill them, by all means do but if you don’t have access to the grill or don’t have the time, I don’t think it’s necessary.
Now, I’m not gonna lie. This burger packs some heat. I always compare heat to buffalo wings because most everyone knows what kind of wings they can stand. With the recipe as it is, I would say it is a really hot medium or hot wing. You can adjust the heat by reducing the amount of Sriracha sauce, and the flavor will still be outstanding. I adapted the recipe to what I had on hand. I had 1/2 red onion and 1/2 sweet onion so I used that. I also added mushrooms and changed out the Swiss cheese to Munster cheese. Lastly, I added some grill seasoning to amp up the grill taste without having to grill. I served these tasty bad boys on some homemade brioche buns and they were perfect for the burger!
Give this burger a try!

Ultimate Sriracha Burger
First seen on Oishii, also on PreventionRD
*slightly adapted

1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
2 TBS. soy sauce
2 teaspoons Grill Seasoning (I used Montreal steak seasoning)
4 TBS. Sriracha, divided
2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
4 slices thick cut bacon
1 large sweet onion ( I used 1/2 red, 1/2 white – whatever you have will work!)
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup blue cheese dressing
4 brioche buns
4 thick slices Swiss cheese (I used Munster…again whatever you like)
1 tomato, sliced
several handfuls of arugula (I used romaine…)

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, soy sauce, 2 TBS. of the Sriracha, the grill seasoning and the pepper. Be careful not to overmix. Form the mixture into 4 patties, and set aside, on a parchment-lined plate, covered, in the refrigerator.

Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium high heat. In a medium frying pan over medium-low heat, cook the bacon, turning as necessary. While the bacon is cooking, peel and quarter the onions. Cut each section into 1/4-inch slices. Once the bacon is cooked through and slightly crispy, remove the slices from the pan, cut each in half crosswise, and drain onto paper towels, reserving the remaining bacon fat in the pan. Cook the sliced onions and sliced mushrooms in the bacon fat over medium-low heat until they caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.
Grill the burgers, turning once, 4 to 4 1/2 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer registers 130° to 135°F for medium-rare.
While the burgers are cooking, combine the blue cheese dressing with the remaining 2 TBS. Sriracha in a small bowl.
Lightly toast the buns on the grill during the last minute of cooking time.
Assemble the ultimate burger! Spread the blue cheese mixture on both halves of each hamburger bun. Stack a burger patty, slice of cheese, bacon, caramelized onions and mushrooms, slice of tomato, and your lettuce between each hamburger bun. Devour (not saying it’s easy)!

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