Grilled Cheese Cheeseburger | Chef Eric Recipe

Take your cheeseburger to the next level with this Grilled Cheese, Cheeseburger recipe brought to you by Chef Eric on the Kamado Joe. Original post found here.

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"These Burgers are out of control! Pretty much a cheese stuffed and
topped burger between 2 grilled cheeses.... Introducing the soon to be
infamous Grilled Cheese, Cheese Burger! Please Enjoy!" -Chef Eric Gephart

Grilled Cheese Cheeseburger

Ingredients:

1 Pound Ground Beef (E3 Meats) (Makes 2 juicy Lucy’s)

4 Tablespoons Shredded Pepper Jack
1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
2 Cups Pepper Jack Cheese, Shredded
2 Each Slices of Tomato, ¼” thick
4 leaves Bibb Lettuce

½ Each Yellow Onion, Sliced and Caramelized
4 Tablespoons Burger Sauce
2 Each Burger Buns (Top and Bottom made into grilled cheeses)

Not So Secret Burger Sauce
½ Cup Thousand Islands Dressing
1 Tablespoon Chipotle in Adobo

Stuffed Burger Method:

1. Create 4 patties with the ground beef. Top 2 of the patties with 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese, centered then season the beef and cheese.
2. Next, top the patties with cheese with the remaining patties and crimp the edges, making 2 stuffed burgers.
3. Place another Pattie on top of each cheese toped patties and crimp the edges to trap the cheese in the center.
4. Season the burgers.

Method:

1. Stabilize your grill at 450F and set up for direct cooking with a cast iron griddle on one side. Place one grill grate at the highest level of the flexible cooking rack and a grill grate on the other side. This will allow you to cook the grilled cheese sandwiches and caramelize the onions on the griddle and sear the burgers over the flame on the other side on the grill grate.
2. Slightly oil your griddle and caramelize your onions. Place a nob of butter on the griddle and make your top and bottom burger bun grilled cheeses. Remove all and reserve.
3. Slightly oil the stuffed burgers. Place the stuffed burgers on the grill grate and cook for 2 minutes dome down. After 2 minutes, flip and continue to cook for another 2 minutes or until you reach your desired internal temperature. Top burgers with shredded cheese and allow it to melt.
4. While the cheese is melting and the dome is closed, build the burger as follows: Bottom Bun (Grilled Cheese), Sauce, bibb lettuce, seasoned tomato, cheese stuffed and topped burger, sauce, caramelized onions, Bun (Grilled Cheese).
5. Open the draft door and Kontrol Tower, burp the grill and open the lid slowly. Top each burger with the Pickled Jalapenos, Caramelized Onion, Pepper Jack cheese Slices, Avocado Fans and transfer the burgers on top of the tomato.
6. Top each burger with a sauced top bun (Grilled Cheese #2).