Recipes Comfort Food Burgers Bacon-and-Kimchi Burgers 5.0 (4) 4 Reviews Chef Wesley Genovart makes this over-the-top, Shake Shack–inspired burger with two thin stacked patties, thick-cut bacon, kimchi and a spicy homemade sauce. Slideshow: More Burger Recipes By Wesley Genovart Updated on June 1, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email This over-the-top, Shake Shack–inspired burger has two thin stacked patties, thick-cut bacon, kimchi and a spicy homemade sauce. Photo: © Con Poulos Total Time: 30 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1/4 cup sambal oelek (Indonesian chile sauce) 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup ketchup 4 slices of thick-cut bacon 1 1/4 pounds ground beef chuck Kosher salt 4 slices of American cheese 4 potato buns, toasted 1 cup chopped drained cabbage kimchi (6 ounces) Directions In a small bowl, combine the sambal with the mayonnaise and ketchup and mix well. Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Grill the bacon over moderate heat, turning, until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes total. Drain on paper towels. Form the beef into eight 1/4-inch-thick burgers and season with salt. Grill over high heat, turning, until browned, 1 minute per side. Make 4 stacks of 2 burgers each on the grill and spoon 1 tablespoon of the sambal mayo over each stack. Top with the cheese, cover and grill over high heat just until the cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Spread the remaining sambal mayo on the bottom buns. Top with the burgers, bacon and kimchi, close and serve. Suggested Pairing Pair these juicy burgers with a hoppy but balanced New England IPA. Rate it Print