Hawaiian Burger
Serrano Burger
Place the peppers in a large bowl, added the oil and blacken, then mix up well.
Get the grill going hot, and place the peppers on. I usually use a grill pan to keep the peppers from going through the grill.
Let them blacken real well, then take off and place back in the bowl.
Allow them to cool then chop them up into rings. Don't bother removing the skin (that's the flavor), or the seeds (removing the seeds is for woosses). Set them aside while you cook the burgers.
When the burgers are done, Put some Orange / Chipotle BBQ sauce on the bottom of the bun, the hamburgers next, then a good dose of the Serrano peppers, and some more BBQ sauce.
Eat well and have plenty of liquid refreshment available.
Kitchen Sink Burger
Mince the raw bacon by first cutting it lengthwise into for thin strips, then cutting them into little chunks. Place in a frying pan, and cook over medium high heat until they have rendered their fat, and are crisp. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of fat, leaving the bacon in, and add the minced onions. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. That should be just enough time for the onions to soften a bit. Let cool real well in the refrigerator, or freezer before you add to the meat.
Chop a pickle up real fine, and finely grate some smoked cheddar cheese.
One of the easiest errors to make in this one, is to put too much filling in the meat. If you find that the meat isn't holding together, you might have to add 1 large egg to the mix.
When your ready to make the burgers, place all in a bowl with the meat and spices and mix well. Make the patties and oil and blacken as I explain under "Basic Burgers".
Cajun Burger
This is one of those that bother's me in most of the restaurants that I've been in. If you order something Cajun, it's supposed to be HOT, not just a little bit of Cajun flavor. So, I start with making the remoulade sauce hotter than normal, then when I'm putting the spices on the burger patties, I'll add a lot of blacken (that's quite a bit more than a dusting). This'll make a burger, like the Serrano Burger, that's not for the faint of heart.
BBQ Burger
Your Favorite Bbq Sauce
Extra Blacken for the Burger
This one's real easy. After you've prepared the burgers, put them on the grill and flipped them, add your favorite BBQ Sauce to the top and set the lid down on the grill. Of course you all know that I make my own, so, sorry, no recipe for it yet.
One thing you don't want to do is mix the BBQ sauce into the hamburger meat. The sugar in the sauce will caramalize before the hamburger is done, and you'll end up with a burger that's burnt on the outside, yet still raw in the middle.