Blue Cheese Beer Burger with Sweet + Spicy Mayo

Written by
MacKenzie Smith
Recipe developer, food stylist, author, and teacher with a passion for sandwiches. She's behind the popular blog Grilled Cheese Social.
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MacKenzie Smith
Updated 08/29/19
Blue Cheese Beer Burger with Sweet + Spicy Mayo
Grilled Cheese Social
  • Total: 40 mins
  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yield: 1 burger

A rich and tangy blue cheese beer sauce, grilled red onion, heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil and a sweet n spicy mayo on CBC's onion kaiser rolls may look like something that you'd order in a restaurant, but nope! You can enjoy this right in the comfort of your own home.

Ingredients

  • For the Beer Cheese Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup beer
  • 2 tablespoon blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoon cheddar
  • Optional: Honey
  • For the Blue Cheese Burger
  • 1 CBC onion roll
  • 1/3 pound grass fed ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon course kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoon sweet n spicy mayo (mix 2 tbsp mayo with Captain Food's sweet heat seasoning blend)
  • 2 tablespoon heirloom cherry tomatoes (diced)
  • 3 slices of red onion (grilled)
  • A few basil leaves
  • 1/2 tbsp blue cheese beer sauce

Steps to Make It

For the Beer Cheese Sauce

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. In a small saucepan, make a roux with the butter and flour, cook down until flour is cooked out and then add in the beer and whisk. Once it thickens, add in the blue cheese, the cheddar, and stir. If too strong, add a little honey. Season to taste.

For the Blue Cheese Burger

  1. Form a patty with the meat and sprinkle with salt on all sides. Grill the burger over high heat until you reach your desired doneness. If you don't have a grill, you can totally do this in a cast iron skillet with some butter. When it's done, set the burger aside.

  2. Meanwhile, toast your buns and smear some mayo onto each half. Add the cooked burger, then the blue cheese beer sauce, the red onion, the tomatoes, the basil, and then the other half of the mayo'd bun. Serve immediately.

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