BIG DADDY BURGER BONANZA

Big Daddy was taking it back to that Great American classic - The Burger. During the Burgers, Burgers, Burgers episode, Chef Aaron put his own twist on 3 classic burger recipes with some Jammin' Salmon Burgers, Big Daddy's Sloppy Joe Burgers and the ultimate burger recipe - the Inside Out Burger.

INSIDE-OUT BURGER

Aaron cooked bacon in a large saute pan until crispy and after draining most of the bacon fat, added mushrooms and cooked until caramelized for about 5 minutes and then set aside to cool.


Chef then combined the ground beef, with a diced shallot, black pepper, salt and Worcestershire sauce.





Big Daddy was now ready for his construction project. After forming several top & bottom patties, chef mixed cubed Swiss cheese with the cooled bacon & mushroom mixture and placed roughly 2 ounce portions on the bottom patties.

He then topped off each with the remaining beef patties. Grape seed oil was heated in a large skillet over medium-high heat and the burgers were added to cook for a couple of minutes on each side. The entire skillet was then placed in the oven for 4-6 minutes.

SLOPPY JOE BURGERS

Big Daddy diced a pound of beef tenderloin, and minced onions, green peppers and garlic.

The beef was placed in a large skillet with pepper and salt and after several minutes the onions, green peppers and garlic were added and stirred.




Chef finished off his blend by adding steak sauce, brown sugar, hot sauce and dry mustard. The sloppy joe was cooked until browned and served on toasted brioche buns -- YUMMY !!


JAMMIN SALMON BURGERS

Aaron started by creating a Lemon Dill Mayonnaise for his Salmon burgers by juicing a couple of lemons over a mixture of mayonnaise, dill leaves, salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne pepper.


Chef then added his Dill Mayonnaise to a mixture of lemon zest, chopped parsley, diced vidalia onion, eggs, black pepper, salt and panko bread crumbs.



Chef completed the mixture by adding the contents of 2 cans of Alaska skinless and boneless pink salmon - completely drained. After mixing well, the burgers were formed and placed to cook in a large skillet coated with 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil.

SEASONED WEDGED FRIES

Big daddy was exhausted after all these burgers so he decided to recruit some help to take this to the finish line. He called up the talented chef, Shane Lyons, a great friend he met during The Next Food Network Star - Season 4.


Shane assisted chef Aaron in knocking out 3 different seasonings for a set of seasoned wedged fries to match up well with his 3 different burger recipes.




LINKS / RECIPES

RECIPE - Jammin' Salmon Burgers

RECIPE - Big Daddy's Sloppy Joe Burgers

RECIPE - Inside Out Burger

RECIPE - Seasoned Wedged Fries