Hangover Burger Stacked with Bacon, Egg, and Hash Browns (Print version)

A big brunch burger stacked with juicy beef, bacon, crispy hash browns, pepper jack, spicy sauce, and a fried egg.

# Ingredients:

For the spicy sauce

01 - 1/3 cup (75 g) mayonnaise
02 - 2 tablespoons ketchup
03 - 1 tablespoon sriracha, more or less to taste
04 - 1 teaspoon pickle juice or lemon juice

For the burger patties

05 - 1 1/2 lb (680 g) 80/20 ground beef
06 - 1/4 cup (35 g) finely minced yellow onion
07 - 1 small jalapeno, seeded and finely minced
08 - 1 teaspoon garlic powder
09 - 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
10 - 1 teaspoon black pepper
11 - 1 tablespoon neutral oil
12 - 4 slices pepper jack cheese

For the stack

13 - 8 slices thick-cut bacon
14 - 4 frozen hash brown patties or 3 cups (300 g) shredded hash browns
15 - 4 large eggs
16 - 2 tablespoons butter, divided
17 - 4 sturdy brioche burger buns
18 - Salt and black pepper, for the eggs and hash browns

# Instructions:

01 - Stir the mayonnaise, ketchup, sriracha, and pickle juice in a small bowl. Refrigerate while you cook the burger components.
02 - Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels and leave a thin film of fat in the skillet if using it for the hash browns.
03 - Cook the hash brown patties or shredded hash browns in the skillet until deeply golden and crisp, about 4-6 minutes per side. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
04 - Gently mix the beef with onion, jalapeno, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Shape into 4 patties slightly wider than the buns and press a shallow dent in the center of each.
05 - Heat oil in a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Cook patties for 4-5 minutes per side, adding pepper jack during the last minute, until the beef reaches 160°F.
06 - Spread the cut sides of the buns with butter and toast them in a skillet until golden, 1-2 minutes.
07 - Melt the remaining butter in a nonstick skillet. Fry the eggs until the whites are set and the yolks are still soft, 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
08 - Spread sauce on both bun halves. Stack each bottom bun with a cheesy patty, hash brown, bacon, fried egg, and top bun. Serve immediately.

# Good to know:

01 - Best served immediately while the hash browns are crisp and the egg is warm.
02 - Use hash brown patties for the easiest stacking.
03 - Cook ground beef to 160°F for food safety.

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