Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries

Name: Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 slices center-cut or other lean, thick-cut smoky bacon; 1 sack (16 to 20 ounces) crispy-style frozen French fries; 1 pound lean ground beef; 2 beef or pork hot dogs, diced; 2 tablespoons chili powder (2 palmfuls); 1 tablespoon grill seasoning, such as McCormick’s Montreal Steak Seasoning; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (eyeball it); 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon hot sauce (eyeball it); 2 tablespoons ketchup; Vegetable oil, for drizzling; 4 slices deli sliced Cheddar cheese; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons chopped chives (a handful); Coarse salt, to taste; 1/2 cup chili sauce; 4 kaiser rolls, split

December 9, 2011

Serve with veggie sticks or oil-and-vinegar–dressed slaw.

Recipe information

Yield
4 servings

Ingredients

8 slices center-cut or other lean, thick-cut smoky bacon

1 sack (16 to 20 ounces) crispy-style frozen French fries

1 pound lean ground beef

2 beef or pork hot dogs, diced

2 tablespoons chili powder (2 palmfuls)

1 tablespoon grill seasoning, such as McCormick’s Montreal Steak Seasoning

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (eyeball it)

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon hot sauce (eyeball it)

2 tablespoons ketchup

Vegetable oil, for drizzling

4 slices deli sliced Cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

3 tablespoons chopped chives (a handful)

Coarse salt, to taste

1/2 cup chili sauce

4 kaiser rolls, split

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the broiler to high.
Step 2
Place the bacon on a slotted broiler pan. Cook the bacon 10 inches from the heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until crisp, and remove to a plate. Adjust the oven to bake, setting at the temperature recommended on the package of fries, and bake the fries.
Step 3
While the fries cook, make the burgers. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Mix the beef with the chopped hot dogs, chili powder, grill seasoning, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon of the hot sauce, and the ketchup. Form 4 large patties. Add a drizzle of oil, once around the skillet, and add the patties. Cook the burgers for 6 minutes on each side, then top each with 2 slices of bacon and 1 slice of Cheddar. Turn the heat off, cover the pan with a loose foil tent, and let the cheese melt for a minute or two.
Step 4
When the fries are extra crisp remove them from the oven. Place the butter, the remaining tablespoon of hot sauce, and the garlic in a small dish and microwave on High for 20 seconds, then transfer the fries to a large bowl. Toss the fries with the butter mixture and chives and season with salt.
Step 5
Slather chili sauce on the tops of the split kaiser rolls. Place the bacon-chili-cheeseburgers on the bun bottoms and set the tops in place. Pile fries alongside and serve.

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