Cheeseburger Wellington
Move over Chef Ramsey, this dish has more flavor and a lot less cost than a Beef Wellington. We should probably say Bacon Double Cheeseburger Wellington, but that’s a little long. I was a little skeptical how it would turn out, thinking the puff pastry would be tricky, but it turned out better than I thought.
If your time is tight, you can fry the bacon, brown the onions and make & sear the patties the day before.
I’m calling this 4 servings (we shared one with a salad and we were full) but teenagers can probably eat a whole one by themselves.
Cheeseburger Wellingtons
Two Cheeseburger Wellingtons, fresh out of the oven.
Ingredients
- 2 sheets of Puff Pastry
- 2 slices of bacon
- 4 2-3 oz burger patties (too big, and they won't fit)
- 4 cheese slices, of your choice
- 6 pickle slices
- Burger Sauce of your choice, we used Thousand Island
- 1 egg beaten
- Sesame seeds
- Kosher salt
Carmelized onions
- ½ yellow onion sliced thin
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp butter
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Make your burger patties and season on both sides. Let them sit to firm up.
- Cut the onion into thin half rings.
- Heat your skillet over medium heat. When hot, fry the bacon to your desired level of chewy or crispy.
- When the bacon is done, remove to a plate and add the olive oil and butter.
- Add the onions and salt and stir through. Cook until soft, ~5 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium low and cook another 10-20 minutes until onions are caramelized. Remove to a plate and turn the heat up to high.
- When hot, sear the patties 2-3 minutes on each side. They will finish in the oven.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
- Lightly grease a small glass dish to build the Wellingtons. If you have a small, round, flat bottom dish about burger size, these would be ideal.
- Lay the puff pastry over and into the dish, gently working it down into the bottom. then build the Wellingtons in the dish.
- I like to build them in this order (remember, you are building them upside down): cheese slice, bacon, burger patty, 3 pickle slices, Tbsp of burger sauce, ½ the caramelized onions, cheese slice, and burger patty.
- Fold the pastry corners up and over the patties, pinching them tightly together – if they’re not tight, they will blow apart and leak.
- Invert the bowl to release the Wellington onto a small sheet pan covered by a sheet of parchment paper. Brush generously with the egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds and some kosher salt. Repeat with the other Wellington.
- Bake in the 350F oven for 30-35 minutes. It will take all of this time to bake the pastry; if the tops start getting too brown, cover lightly with some foil.
- Slice in half and serve with French fries or a tossed salad.