Ultimate Sriracha Burger Recipe | Cook the Book

Updated August 09, 2018

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The Ultimate Sriracha Burger from The Sriracha Cookbook is a mouthful. It begins with a grilled patty infused with Sriracha and soy, and is topped with a towering pile of bacon caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, tomato, arugula, bacon, and an improbably delicious blue cheese-Sriracha dressing.

On paper this burger might seem like it has all of the makings for a too much going on overload but once it comes together, it totally works. Somehow the patty stays beefy even after a good-sized dose of Sriracha and soy, and if you choose to grill it the flavors become even more pronounced in the charred exterior. The blue cheese-Sriracha acts as an amped up secret sauce, tart and creamy with a little bit of spice. And the onions caramelized in bacon fat? Well, that's just brilliant no matter how you slice it. The rest of the burger toppings play harmoniously—peppery arugula, juicy tomato, and mild, nutty melted Swiss.

If you plan on serving these Ultimate Sriracha Burgers for your Super Bowl party, I have a feeling that they would translate beautifully into sliders, perhaps making them a little more manageable by getting rid of the tomato and arugula but hanging on to the onions, bacon, Swiss, and special sauce.

Recipe Details

Ultimate Sriracha Burger Recipe | Cook the Book

Prep 15 mins

Cook 60 mins

Total 75 mins

Serves 8 servings

Ingredients

3 pounds ground beef (preferably chuck, 80/20)
1/4 cup soy sauce
10 tablespoons sriracha
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 slices thick-cut bacon
2 large sweet onions
3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
8 sesame seed buns
8 thick slices Swiss cheese
1 large beefsteak tomato, sliced
Arugula or romaine lettuce

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of the Sriracha, and the pepper. Do not overmix. Form the mixture into 8 patties, and set aside, on a parchment-lined baking sheet, covered, in the refrigerator.
Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium high heat.
In a medium frying pan over medium-low heat, cook the bacon, turning as necessary. While the bacon is cooking, peel and quarter the onions. Cut each section into 1/4-inch slices. Once the bacon is cooked through and slightly crispy, remove the slices from the pan, cut each in half crosswise, and drain onto paper towels, reserving the remaining bacon fat in the pan. Cook the sliced onions in the bacon fat over medium-low heat until they caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.
Grill the burgers, turning once, 4 to 4 1/2 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer registers 130° to 135°F for medium-rare.
While the burgers are cooking, in a small bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing with the remaining 5 tablespoons Sriracha. Lightly toast the buns on the grill during the last minute of cooking time.
To assemble, spread the blue cheese mixture on both halves of each hamburger bun. Stack a burger patty, Swiss cheese slice, bacon, caramelized onions, tomato slice, and a small handful of arugula between each hamburger bun.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
742	Calories
43g	Fat
40g	Carbs
48g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	742
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43g	55%
Saturated Fat 14g	70%
Cholesterol 139mg	46%
Sodium 1618mg	70%
Total Carbohydrate 40g	14%
Dietary Fiber 3g	11%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 48g
Vitamin C 12mg	59%
Calcium 288mg	22%
Iron 6mg	36%
Potassium 871mg	19%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.