Ingredients

⅓lbthick bacon

4slicessharp cheddar cheese,thick

4Hawaiian Buns,white or wheat are fine too

1⅓lbsfresh ground chuck

kosher salt

freshly cracked black pepper

1tbsponion powder

1tbspgarlic powder

1tbsptabasco sauce

1cuppineapple juice

½cupJack Daniels

2cupsbrown sugar

2tspBetter than Bouillon Beef Base,or 2 beef bouillon cubes

4tbspWorcestershire sauce

Preparation

Put all the sauce ingredients into a saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until the sauce coats the back of a spoon and stays in place if a finger is run through it.

Shape the ground beef into patties weighing about ⅓ of a pound each.

Season liberally with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

Cook in a cast iron skillet, on high, for 4 minutes on each side.

Assemble burger and eat!