Bacon-Wrapped Pineapple Burger

Why just put bacon, pineapple, and BBQ sauce on top of your burger when you can roll all of those flavors up into one incredible bacon-wrapped package? (After all, you know what they say: “Good things come in bacon-wrapped packages.”)

THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds lean ground beef
½ cup prepared barbecue sauce
Kosher salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
4 canned sliced pineapple rings
8 slices bacon
Hamburger buns (optional)
Hamburger toppings (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper and it set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef and the barbecue sauce. Shape the beef mixture into 4 patties. Season the patties with salt and pepper.
Place two strips of bacon to make four X’s on the baking sheet. Place a hamburger patty on the center of each X, and a pineapple ring on top of each patty. Wrap the patties in a crisscross fashion by folding up the ends of the strips of bacon. Use a toothpick in the center to help secure the bacon. Repeat with the remaining burgers.
Bake the burgers until the beef patties and bacon are cooked to your liking. For extra-crispy bacon, place the patties under the broiler for 3 to5 minutes after the burgers are done cooking.

Source: tiphero.com