Father’s Day week continues here on Will Cook For Smiles with The Whiskey Burger! Yes, a burger doesn’t get manlier than this. Juicy, thick burger with sauteed mushrooms and onions, bacon and topped with whiskey sauce!
We are continuing the Father’s day feast with a manly burger! I hope that Father’s day weekend will be nice outside because you know how much our men love their grills! It’s probably what the dads look forward to the most on that day, breaking out their grills.
We are starting off our hurricane season with Andrea. The weather has been so yucky the whole week, nothing but rain. I’m hoping there won’t be any storms for a while.
I wish you nice weather! But if you are having bad weather on Father’s day, this burger is just as perfect made in the pan!
Whiskey Burger
Ingredients
Whiskey Sauce:
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup whiskey
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1/2 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour for roux
- 1 tbsp soft unsalted butter for roux
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
Burgers:
- 4 Burger patties
- 4 Burger buns
- 1 cup Mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 8 strips Crispy bacon
Instructions
- Sauce:
- In a small sauce pot, melt butter and saute the onion until transparent, on medium heat.
- Add whiskey and simmer for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add beef stock, bay leaf and tomato paste. Using a silicone covered whisk, stir until all combined.
- (To make the roux, combine 1/2 tbs soft (not melted) butter and 1/2 tbs of flour. Stir together very well.)
- Whisk in the roux, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes, whisking often. Take out the bay leaf before serving.
- Burger:
- Cook the burgers to your preference. I like to combine beef and pork ground meat and add some chopped onion, garlic clove, fresh herbs and a little bit of bread crumbs.
- Saute mushrooms and onions until caramelized and add a little bit of whiskey sauce.
- Top the burger off with sauteed mushrooms and onions, bacon and whiskey sauce.
- Enjoy your manly burger!
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Courtney O'Dell says
This looks so delicious! My husband would love it for sure.
Jill P. says
I LOVE gussied up burgers – I could live on burgers I think. I will definitely have to pin this to try it soon. Thanks for sharing at I Should Be Mopping The Floor! Jill @ Mama Ging
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
Ah yes, I have been CRAVING a burger for the past few days. This would be perfect! Pinned!
Christy @ Creating a Beautiful Life says
Yummy! I’m hosting family for a gourmet burger bar and this sauce just made the cut! Thank you for sharing. I’m visiting from the It’s Overflowing link party.
lyuba says
That’s great! Have a great BBQ!! Thanks you 🙂
Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats says
Ok, yum! Loving this burger! It really is the perfect “manly” burger and awesome for a Fathers Day dinner. 🙂 Great recipe and love the pictures.
lyuba says
Thanks so much, Krista!
Shawna says
I am a huge burger fan and I just bookmarked this recipe. My sister and I are hosting a BBQ Block Party-Linky Party and would love it if you shared this recipe.
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Hope to see you there
lyuba says
Thanks so much, Shawna!
Rebekah @ Making Miracles says
These look SO good – definitely something my boys would enjoy – pinning! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
lyuba says
Thank you, Rebekah!!
Liz says
I can’t wait to make these for my husband! He is a huge burger fan and we were just talking the other night about making a whiskey burger (jokingly) and voila, here it is! Thanks Lyuba….can’t wait to try it! 🙂
lyuba says
Awesome, I love reading people’s mind 🙂 Hope you love it!
Ellya Brill says
Got to try this out. It looks yummy!
lyuba says
Thank you, Ellya!
Gloria @ Simply Gloria says
Wow!! I love whiskey infused foods…(yes, I’ve even been known to get tipsy from the cookie dough– before it’s cooked!) And you should of seen the looks of all the ladies while I hosted a cookie exchange when I told them! (I live in UT…hope that explains the looks I got!) This burger looks absolutely insane…pinning! Hope the weather get better over there!
lyuba says
That is too funny! I would have loved to be there 🙂
Leslie says
Yummy!! Ill take one with a fri? I hope your having a great Thursday!
lyuba says
Haha, thank you!
lisa@cookingwithcurls says
We have very similar tastes! I am making a similar burger tonight for dinner 🙂 Looks delicious!
lyuba says
Great minds think alike!