Ingredients
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6 ounces
fresh ground beef (80/20)
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1/4 cup
smoked almonds
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1 piece
bibb lettuce
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smoked pickled onions (recipe follows)
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1 piece
smoked cheddar cheese
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1
poppy seed bun
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1 shot
kewpie mayo
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2 drops
liquid smoke
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1 sprig
tarragon
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1
cold beer
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salt
Directions
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Smoked/Pickled Onions -
Smoke small onions with fruitwood for approx 15 min.
Remove from smoker, let cool and thinly slice.
Place in pickling brine below.
1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon kosher salt
Bring all ingredients to a a boil, cover smoked onions.
Place in refrigerator overnight, up to one month.
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Combine mayo, liquid smoke, and chopped tarragon. Reserve.
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Process smoked almonds into a paste (similar to peanut butter). Add neutral oil if needed.
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Prepare charcoal grill and add wood chips for smoke flavor.
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Form ground beef into burger patty and season with salt.
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Grill burger until medium adding smoked cheddar before removing from heat. Toast the bun while cheese is melting.
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Assemble burger in this order: On your plate place toasted bottom bun, smoked almond paste, bibb lettuce, the burger with melted smoked cheddar cheese, smoked pickled onions, smoked tarragon mayo, top bun.
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Open beer.
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Drink beer.
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