The Peanut Bacon Burger

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon, long strips cut in half
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• Tabasco sauce (optional) or cayenne, to taste (optional)
• 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, squished through a garlic press
• 3 tablespoons chicken broth (or more, to desired thickness)

Directions

1. 1

   Cut the bacon strips in half so you have 12 pieces, each one approximately 4 inches long; fry the bacon well, keeping the strips as straight as you can (a bacon weight works well for that), then set aside.

2. 2

   Drain the pan of fat but don't wipe out the pan; turn the heat off- you'll come back to this pan later.

3. 3

   In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, Worcestershire, dried onion, salt, garlic powder, and pepper (and Tabasco/cayenne, if using).

4. 4

   In a separate bowl mix together the peanut butter, soy sauce, squished garlic, and chicken broth- this is your grilling sauce; if it's too thick still, add broth until it's a consistency you like (I like it thicker).

5. 5

   Form the beef mixture into six patties.

6. 6

   Reheat your pan and cook them as you would regular burgers, but brush them on both sides occasionally with the marinade.

7. 7

   You can add more chicken broth if you want the grilling sauce to go further, or a bit melted butter.

8. 8

   Now for you low carbers, remember, peanuts are not low-carb, so go easy with the grilling sauce; it'll still taste wonderful if you don't use all of it up on the burgers!

9. 9

   Low-carb serving: top it with the bacon, either in strips or crumbled, and enjoy; you can add lettuce and tomato if you like, but I love it just the way it is.

10. 10

    High-carb serving: eat it on a bun with lettuce and tomato and cheese.