Fried Pickle Burger

Yields: 6 burgers

Ingredients

• Fried Pickles
• .5 cup buttermilk
• 1 jar dill pickle chips
• 1.5 cups cornmeal
• .5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• oil for frying
• Burger Patties
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 2 tablespoons A1
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Burger Sauce
• .5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Other
• lettuce
• 6 hamburger buns
• cheese of choice

Instructions

1. Make your burger patties to begin. In a large mixing bowl, add sirloin and the rest of the burger patty ingredients together.
2. Form into 6 large patties and place on a lined cookie sheet. You can even spread it out to make 8 patties because these are large.
3. Let burger patties chill in fridge while your prepare everything else.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together all the burger sauce ingredients and place in fridge.
5. On the stove top, add about 1 inch of oil to a large pan. You can use oil of choice. I have used vegetable and peanut oil and both work well. You will need a thermometer to make sure the oil is at 375 degrees.
6. Drain the pickle slices. Pat dry.
7. Grab 2 bowls. Add the buttermilk in bowl #1. Add cornmeal, cayenne, pepper and flour in bowl #2.
8. Each pickle needs to be dipped in bowl #1 and then coated in bowl #2. Set coated pickles on a large plate. Repeat process until all the pickles are coated.
9. In small batches, add the coated pickles to the pan with oil at 375 degrees. Cook around 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil and place on paper towels. Repeat until pickles are all fried.
10. Preheat the grill on a high heat, around 550 degrees. Trust me with the high heat. It will keep the burgers moist. Flip every 5 minutes for a total cook time of 20 minutes.
11. Assemble your burgers. Add lettuce, a burger patty, cheese, burger sauce and fried pickles.
12. Enjoy!