Big Bad Burger Bar

Another one from The Pioneer Woman! This would be so much fun to serve to your peeps on Thursday night for the Seahawks game!!!!!
(serves 20)

Meat Mixture:
5 lbs. 80/20 ground beef1/2 cup heavy cream
3 T. Worcestershire sauce
Several dashed of hot sauce such as Tabasco
1 T. kosher* salt
1 T. freshly* ground pepper
Parchment paper

Caramelized Onions:
2 large sweet* onions, peeled and sliced
4 T. Kerrygold* butter

Sautéed Mushrooms:
16 oz. crimini* mushrooms, sliced
4 T. Kerrygold* butter

Other Fixin's:
Arugula
Bacon, sliced in half and fried til crisp
Tomato slices
Crumbled bleu and feta cheeses
Sliced sharp* cheddar
Swiss
Pepper Jack
Sliced red onions
Lettuce
Dill* pickle slices
Avocado slices
Mayo.*
Yellow mustard*
Ketchup*
20 burger buns (I like potato*)

In a very large bowl, combine beef and cream. Add Worcestershire, hot sauce, S&P. Use your very clean hands to mix it all together. Form mixture into 1/4 lb. patties and layer them on baking sheets lined with parchment paper; store them in fridge until you're ready to grill.
To make caramelized onions: combine onions and butter in a large skillet over med heat. cook onions, stirring occasionally 15-20 mins, until golden brown. Transfer to serving bowl for fixin's bar.
To make sautéed mushrooms: add sliced mushroom and butter to same skillet over med. heat. Saute 15-20 mins, until dark brown and tender. Transfer to bowl and place with other fixin's. Then prepare all other fixin's. Lay out avocados at the very last minute. Squeezed a little lemon or lime juice over them to avoid browning. Fire up the grill and cook burgers over med.-hot coals. Flip them after 4 mins., then cook 3-4 mins. , or until no longer pink in the middle. Serve burgers with toasted (if desired) buns and all the fixin's.

Keep your chin up today, and have FUN!! See ya on Thusday or Friday. Off to Lake Cushman Resort (on the Hood Canal)!!!

Love,

Machete Milletti