…couldn’t drag me away from this bacon lunch.
On a side street of Fargo’s fabulous re-gentrified Broadway, a new beer and burger joint occupies a narrow and deep space reminiscent of East Coast Irish Pubs. Named in memory of a legendary local proprietor, JL Beers offers over 50 brews and serves the best bar burgers since the good ol’ days of Gert burgers at Mick’s Office across the river. (Sorry Mick’s, but they have gotten too thin.)
Three co-workers and I made our way there through the recently deposited snow drifts in hopeful search of comfort food. We found solace not on the wall of beer taps, but ironically enough in the Humpty Dumpty; a thick juicy burger topped with cheese, a fried egg and BACON!!! You can’t go wrong with that fairy tale combination. But unlike the nursery rhyme, this Humpty Dumpty will be put together again, and again, and again and…
This video also comes from our friend Bobby V. This is what happens when your drippings pan gets a little too hot. Be careful kids, leave bacon explosions to the professionals.
This is the first bacon explosion performed by a BaconOrgy contributor. This is the one that started the madness….lets call it Bacon Fever. We haven’t been the same since that day. Our thanks goes out to Bobby V. Nice work!
This bacon explosion was built by Kevin G. He stuffed his will all kinds of stuff. Looks pretty tasty!
This is my second attempt at the bacon explosion. I used shredded cheese this time, and I pin wheeled or jelly rolled the burger. I think that worked better. My kids loved this one. We sliced it and served them on a bun. The last picture is how much was left over. This one used a pound of bacon, two pounds of burger (seasoned) and a block of sharp cheddar cheese, grated. It was cooked indirectly on the grill for close to an hour.
This was my first attempt at the bacon explosion. I love black and bleu burgers, and this is a twist on that. This one used a pound of bacon, 2 pounds of burger, and 8 ounces of bleu cheese. The burger was seasoned with salt and black pepper. I cooked it indirect on a charcoal grill for a little over an hour. I might have sliced into too soon because the bleu cheese was a little watery, but it tasted great. I ate it as is but it would be great sliced and served on a bun.