Ingredients
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Main
Bacon Cheeseburger Onion Rings
Prepare to elevate your backyard cookout with this mouthwatering recipe for Bacon Cheeseburger Onion Rings by Kamado Joe ambassador Jay Howick of @BoltthrowerBBQ. This unique twist on a classic bacon cheeseburger combines seasoned ground beef, crispy bacon, and sweet onion slices into one irresistible bite.
"These Bacon Cheeseburger Onion Rings are the perfect game day snack, appetizer or a meal on their own! Dipped into a homemade burger sauce makes for one incredible bite of BBQ goodness!" - Jay
Wrapped in bacon and cooked to perfection on your Kamado Joe Classic II Grill and Smoker, these savory rings are smoky, juicy, and packed with flavor. Use wood chunks to add additional smoky flavor. Whether you’re grilling for game day, a family gathering, or just because, this recipe is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser that’ll have everyone asking for seconds.
Instructions
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Slice onions into 1/2” thick rings and separate into large and small rings
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Combine ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, minced garlic, and SPG rub and mix well
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Take a large sliced onion ring and fill it with the meat mixture then place a small onion ring inside of it
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Wrap the onion ring with 2 slices of bacon tightly
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Place assembled bacon cheeseburger onion rings back in the fridge to firm up
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Fire up the Kamado Joe Classic 2 and stabilize at 300f for indirect cooking adding a wood chunk for smoke
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Place onion rings on the grill and let them cook for 1 hour
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Make the homemade burger sauce by combining mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, diced sweet pickles, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and Worcestershire sauce
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Glaze the onion rings with BBQ sauce the last 10 mins of the cook
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Dip into the burger sauce and enjoy!
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