Upside Down Tabasco Butter Cheeseburger
Big Poppa’s Upside Down Tabasco Butter Cheeseburger is a bold twist on a classic favorite, packed with spicy, buttery goodness. This juicy cheeseburger features a perfectly grilled beef patty topped with melted cheese, all enhanced by a rich Tabasco butter sauce that adds just the right amount of heat. Flipping the bun for a unique presentation, this burger combines creativity with mouthwatering flavor. Whether you’re hosting a BBQ or craving something different for dinner, this Upside Down Tabasco Butter Cheeseburger delivers an unforgettable taste experience that will leave everyone wanting seconds!
Upside Down Tabasco Butter Burger
Big Poppa
4
15-30 minutes
45-60 minutes
American
Main Dish
A flavorful burger that is guaranteed to impress your friends & family
Big Poppa loves a good cheeseburger (with American cheese, of course). With this special burger recipe, he’s added a few of his other favorite things: Tabasco, bacon, and butter.
You can cook your bacon for this recipe as you normally would; however, the bacon Big Poppa uses is special, and extra tasty (find the recipe for it here). The pickles and onions also have a twist to them, but of course, you can build this burger to your preferences!
One of Big Poppa’s pro-tips when it comes to making burgers is that you always want to start with a great toasted bun. For the Upside Down Tabasco Cheeseburger, he uses Brioche buns toasted on the grill and then basted with a combination of melted butter and Tabasco.
Ingredients
- 1.5-2 lbs 80/20 ground beef (enough to make 4, 1/3lb patties)
1-2 tablespoons Big Poppa Smokers Double Secret Steak Rub (to season patties)
- 1.5 stick of salted butter (around 3/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco Original Red
- 4 brioche buns (or bun of your choosing)
- 4 slices American cheese
- 1-2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4-6 leaves Romaine lettuce, torn into smaller pieces
- 1-2 tomatoes, sliced
- ADD-ONS FOR BURGER ASSEMBLY FOUND IN OTHER RECIPES:
6-8 slices Chipotle Tabasco Bacon
- 4 slices Tabasco Pickles (sandwich style, cut in halves)
- Tabasco Grilled Onions
Directions
- Preheat grill to 350F
- Form burger meat into 1/3lb patties, into a concave shape, 4 total
- Season one side of the patties with Big Poppa Smokers Double Secret Steak Rub
- Let the seasoning “melt” into the patties for about 20min – use this time to melt butter, prep your toppings/anything else you’d like to have on your burger
- Melt butter in microwave safe cup, add Tabasco to melted butter, stir
- Toast Brioche buns (tops and bottoms) on the grill, watch carefully as buns can burn quickly
- Baste both sides of buns generously with Tabasco butter
- Set buns aside/cover to keep warm
- Set burger patties on the grill – watch patties to see if any are cooking faster than others/adjust heat accordingly (higher or lower)
- After 5 minutes, flip patties, and check internal temperature to see how far off you are from 145-150F
- About 5 min later, flip again and add slices of American cheese to quickly melt onto patty before you hit your desired IT of 145-150F
- Check internal temp, and pull off the grill at 145-150F, set aside
- Assemble the burger bottom to top: Bottom bun, mayo on bottom bun, lettuce, tomato, Tabasco pickles, then place patty cheese side DOWN (or, upside down)
- Baste burger patty with Tabasco butter, continue assembly on top of patty with Tabasco bacon, Tabasco grilled onions, then top bun
- Serve
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