Best Apple Butter Barbecue Burgers Recipes

APPLE BUTTER BARBECUE BURGERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, onion, brown sugar, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, steak sauce, ground sage, and Italian breadcrumbs.
• Form mixture into four patties.
• For sauce combine tomato sauce, apple butter, and Worcestershire sauce in a small saucepan.
• Bring just to boiling.
• Grill or broil burgers for 4 to 6 minutes per side or to desired doneness, brushing with sauce during grilling and after flipping.
• Heat any remaining sauce just until bubbly, serve with burgers on toasted Kaiser rolls.

BACON CHEESEBURGER SLIDER BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Without separating rolls, cut each package of rolls horizontally in half; arrange bottom halves in 2 greased 13x9-in. baking pans. Sprinkle each pan of rolls with 1 cup cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, 3-5 minutes., In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking beef into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in tomatoes, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until combined, 1-2 minutes., Spoon beef mixture evenly over rolls; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Top with bacon. Replace tops. For glaze, in a microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Microwave, covered, on high until butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Pour over rolls; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and heated through, 20-25 minutes. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked sandwiches; prepare and freeze glaze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Pour glaze over buns and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake sandwiches as directed, increasing time by 10-15 minutes, until cheese is melted and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

APPLE BUTTER BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add everything together. Well, that's where their recipe ends. I think that's silly. So, let's continue.
• Sauté the onion in a frying pan with a little bit of olive oil, medium heat. Cook till translucent.
• Add the garlic, cook for about a minute.
• Put everything into a sauce pot on medium heat, stir everything together.
• Before a boil begins, drop the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 min., stirring frequently.
• Take it off heat, let it cool for 30 minute (unless you're canning, of course).
• Store it however you wish. It should keep in the fridge for 30 days, in a freezer for longer, or just can it.

APPLE BUTTER BBQ RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut spareribs into 6 portions. Coat with garlic, then sprinkle with onion powder, cayenne, salt, and black pepper. Drizzle lemon juice over top. Wrap each portion in a double thickness of foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from the oven. Unwrap ribs and drain drippings; transfer ribs to a baking dish. Liberally apply apple butter and approximately 10 ounces barbecue sauce. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and brush the grate with oil.
• Place ribs on grill, and cook, basting with the remaining 4 ounces barbecue sauce, until meat pulls away easily from the bone, 20 to 25 minutes.