Bacon Cheeseburger Dumplings Recipes

BACON CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for high heat.
• Place bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry, stirring occasionally. When the bacon is almost done, add the onion. Cook until the bacon is crisp, and the onion is tender. Remove onion and bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon, and transfer to a food processor. Pulse a couple of times to chop finely. Do not puree. Pour into a large bowl, and mix with steak sauce and ground chuck using your hands. Form into 16 patties.
• Place patties on the grill, and cook for 5 minutes per side, or until well done. Place a slice of cheese on top of each one during the last minute.

BACON CHEESEBURGER DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. To make the filling, combine the ground beef, bacon, gherkins, onion, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well by hand or with a spoon and season with the salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 2. To make the dumplings, make an egg wash, lightly beating the egg with 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Set aside.
• 3. In a bowl, ( I used my food processor) - mix the flour and 1 cup boiling water until a soft dough forms. Knead the dough on a lightly flour surface about 5 minutes, or until smooth. If using food processor kneading time will be decreased.
• 4. Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a roll 12 inches long and cut each roll into 1/2-inch slices.
• 5. Roll 1 slice of dough into a 3- 4 inch circle and place 1 teaspoon of meat mixture on one sid of the circle. Add a piece of cheese.
• 6. Using a pasty brush - brush the edges of each dumpling with egg wash. Fold the unfilled side over to create a half moon. I used a fork to press and seal the edges.
• 7. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it's almost smoking. Using a spatula, gently transfer 4 or 5 dumplings to the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn them over and cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• 8. Transfer the dumplings to the baking sheet and bake them for 5 minutes. Serve warm with favorite sauces.

BACON CHEESEBURGER PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• In a large sauce pot over medium high heat, brown the ground beef with the diced white onions and dab of oil or margarine.
• Once the water is boiling add the frozen pierogies to the water and boil for 7 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Once the ground beef is completely cooked add the cream cheese, ketchup and bacon bits to the sauce pot and stir until the cream cheese is melted.
• Add the milk, salt, pepper and garlic to the sauce pot. Stir well.
• Bring the meat and sauce mixture to a boil.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and then add it to the sauce.
• Stir until the sauce starts to thicken.
• Remove the sauce pot from the heat and add the pierogies, shredded cheese and chopped green onions to the sauce. You can keep some of the cheese and green onions aside to use as garnish if you would like.
• Stir the mixture gently until the pierogies are all coated in sauce being careful not to break them open.
• Sprinkle the cheese and green onions that you set aside over the pierogies and serve.
• Enjoy!