Put a kick in your regular cheeseburger with a secret ingredient. This recipe for spiked cheeseburgers is for adults only! Sorry, kiddos! 😀
It was a happy, happy day last week, because for the first time since this long, hard, relentless winter started one billion years ago, it was actually warm enough to crank up the old grill and cook some cheeseburgers.
The Southern husband was happy. The teenager was happy.
The dog was deliriously happy, because she is convinced that if she waits long enough, one day someone is going to grill her a cheeseburger instead of just dumping another cup of kibble into her dish. A dog can dream…
Anyway. This momentous occasion seemed to call for something other than your normal wonderful cheeseburger. Something adventurous. Something celebratory.
Something involving a little, well, alcohol. Take another look at that picture up top…see that scrumptious sauce oozing down the burger? Let’s just say that is special sauce. Very special. As in, contains just the right hit of vodka in it.
ingredients needed for these Grown-Up Cheeseburgers!
Here’s How to make these delightful burgers!
STEP ONE: Mix up some ketchup, some mayo and a little mustard. And then you add…wait for it…about 4-5 tablespoons of vodka. (If you are a responsible parent like me, you hold back some of the sauce in a separate dish for your underage teenager before you add the vodka. More spiked-ness for the old folks).
STEP 2: Form a pound of ground beef into patties and grill up those burgers however you like ’em, and don’t forget to toast the buns. (Note: you can definitely add in the cheese the way you usually do, but I like to take the top bun after it is toasted, lay the cheese on it and nuke it for about 20 seconds, so the cheese is adhering to the bun and not the burger. But you be you, cheese-wise.)
STEP 3: When that’s all done, toss a few pickles on the bottom of the bun, lay the burger on them, and put a generous amount of sauce on top. This is not the time to be stingy with the sauce.
STEP 4: Top bun over the whole thing, and dig in.
More tips for making these naughty burgers!
I always suggest 80% lean for burgers of any type. Leaner ground beef can give you a dry cheeseburger, and NOBODY wants that!
Have you been talking to the Southern husband? Because he always votes for American cheese…and yes! Use whatever kind of melty cheese your heart desires.
You sure can! If you want to cook them inside, a griddle or a cast iron pan – both super hot – are your best bets. And a regular old frying pan will also work.
Put your question in the comments below and I promise to answer pronto!
Be very happy. Happier than a cheeseburger usually makes you. Happy.
PrintSpiked Cheeseburgers
Put a kick in your regular cheeseburger with a secret ingredient. This recipe for spiked cheeseburgers is for adults only! Sorry kiddos! ????
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 5 tablespoons vodka
- 2 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 6 hamburger rolls
- 6 slices cheddar cheese
- sliced pickles
Instructions
- Mix mayo, mustard, ketchup and vodka together and mix well. Set aside.
- Form beef into 6 patties and salt and pepper them. Grill to your liking, adding cheese at the last minute to melt. Toast the rolls during the last minutes of grilling.
- Place several pickles on the bottom of each roll, top with burger, and spread about 2 tablespoons of sauce on each burger.
- Place top of bun over all and serve at once.
Notes
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OTHER CHEESEBURGER RECIPES WE LOVE!
Audrey Ellen says
Like a vodka pasta sauce on a burger! How creative!
Also I am new to your blog and I have to say that your pictures are phenomenal! You have a way with capturing color.
Patty H. says
Your burgers look awesome, and the sauce sounds delicious! Not quite grilling weather for me yet, but maybe by mid-week!
Ling says
Spiked burger sauce – that sounds awesome!
Mama.Mommy.Mom. says
Wow, those look yummy! I found your blog linked on the Pioneer Woman's site and I'm so happy to have found it!
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Anonymous says
This is just fantastic. Not only did I laugh out loud when I read your post, but your pictures had me drooling.
We're breaking out the grill tonight – I'm so excited! My husband will love this whole vodka idea.
Anonymous says
There's nothing wrong with giving the dog healthy people food. Their food is boring if you give them the same thing all the time. My dogs get a lot of good people food. They deserve the best!
Angie says
OOOOOHH…I love special sauce. The next grilling extravaganza is going to include this sauce.
Erin says
Hand to God, when I saw the title for this post I actually got excited that the booze would be IN the burger somehow :) But this is maybe better because you could use that sauce for other things, I'm sure :)
a Broad says
If I ate hamburgers, I would definitely do this .. maybe I will try to sauce on a chicken sandwich :)
Happy to hear that the endless winter has ended ..
Joanne says
Haha now that I've started studying for the medical boards, I think I need to also start sneaking alcohol into as made places as I can…for good measure. This special sauce sounds fantastic!