Southern Comfort Burgers
I've made a ton of burgers in my life and I've gotta tell you, these Southern Comfort Burgers are probably my favorite yet!
My original plan with these was to make either a Southern Comfort glaze to brush the burgers with as I grilled them or to top them with a Southern Comfort Cheddar cheese sauce. After messing around in my kitchen for a while and coming up with a glaze and a cheese sauce that both turned out amazing though I decided to do both!
Now, with the Southern Comfort glaze and the cheese sauce the burgers would have been perfect already just served on a regular hamburger bun, but I wanted to step up that aspect of the burgers as well. With Southern Comfort originating in New Orleans and fried green tomatoes being a staple of Southern cuisine I decided to use those instead. It was a wise choice on my part as they made the perfect buns for this burger.
Even if you don't follow this complete recipe you could always make the Southern Comfort glaze for your burgers, or even your ribs or chicken wings. You could also whip up a batch of the fried green tomatoes and pair them with one of the delicious drink recipes that you can find right on this page like the Spicy Southern Lemonade. Or, you could use the Southern Comfort cheese sauce to top macaroni noodles with. Actually... that's a great idea! Alright, gotta go! I'm gonna make some Southern Comfort macaroni and cheese!
Ingredients
Method
- Heat oil in deep fryer or heavy skillet to 375°F.
- Slice tomatoes into ½" thick slices and discard the ends. You'll need a total of 12 tomato slices to make 6 burgers.
- Set up a dredging station with three bowls - 1 cup flour flour in the first one, 2 eggs and ½ cup milk in the second one and ½ cup cornmeal, ½ cup breadcrumbs, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper in the third one.
- Fry for 2 minutes per side or until golden brown and drain on paper towels.
- To make the whiskey glaze combine ¼ cup Southern Comfort and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add ¼ cup ketchup, ¼ tablespoon garlic powder and ¼ tablespoon onion powder and whisk to combine. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently until glaze has thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Divide ground beef into 6 equal sized patties, season with salt and pepper and grill until they reach your desired level of doneness, but brush them with the whiskey glaze for the final couple minutes on the grill.
- To make the whiskey cheese sauce melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons flour and whisk until golden in color. Add ¼ cup Southern Comfort and ¾ cup milk and reduce heat to low. Slowly add in 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese and continue stirring until the sauce is smooth. If you'd like a thicker sauce add more flour (1 tablespoon at a time) and if you'd like a thinner sauce add more milk (1 tablespoon at a time).
- Assemble your burgers by taking one fried green tomato and topping it with a burger, your choice of toppings, whiskey cheese sauce and finally a second fried green tomato.
