Ingredients
- 32 ounces 100 percent ground sirloin
- 12 strips bacon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 kaiser egg buns
- 1 recipe Blue Cheese Spread, recipe follows
- 1 recipe Sauteed Mushrooms, recipe follows
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 4 tomato slices
- 4 red onion slices
Directions
Form the ground sirloin into 4 (8-ounce) patties. Over an open-flame, grill each burger to desired temperature. While the patties are grilling, cook bacon until desired crispness, and set aside.
Butter both sides of each bun and grill until toasted. On each of the 4 bottom buns, place the burger, followed by the blue cheese spread, mushrooms, and bacon, in that order. On each of the top 4 buns, place the lettuce, tomato and red onion, in that order. Top with any additional condiments desired, sandwich the 2 sides, and serve.
Blue Cheese Spread:
1 1/4 cups crumbled blue cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
Combine both ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours prior to use.
Sauteed Mushrooms:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon minced garlic
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
2 ounces white wine
Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add garlic and mushrooms and saute until tender. Add wine and simmer for 1 minute or until almost evaporated. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.
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By fireupthestove
Atlanta, GA
on March 14, 2010
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I'm an Atlanta Native and known about the Vortex for a long time. Its an ecectic place with great food. The burgers inparticular are my absolute favorite. I have a second place in Florida now and am making this recipe because there is no Vortex here-wish there was. Thanks to them for posting this so that I don't miss home so much! Give it a try you will love it too.
By joansanamcara_9...
Atlanta, GA
on May 05, 2009
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I might be a bit biased, since I live down the street from the Votex in Atlanta, and have had this burger a few times. I think the key is you really need to lay on the blue cheese spread thick- in the restaurant, they use an ice cream scoop, so it is a very thick, oozing layer of blue cheese that you get a hunk of love in every bite! Also- I often pass on adding the mushrooms- the taste of the blue cheese, bacon, and burger is outstanding enough.
By ChefLucyLynn
The Ranch
on August 12, 2007
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Great burger, if you are a blue cheese lover then this is really the burger for you! The blue cheese spread melts on the burger, the tomato, onion and lettuce cut the richness. A keeper in our home.
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