Patties:
1 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 heaping tsp grill seasoning
1 tsp oregano
1/4 cup bread crumbs (I just throw in whatever I have, which sometimes includes crushed up crackers or oatmeal)
1 egg
4 whole-grain buns
8 slices of bacon
1 tomato, sliced
Lettuce
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tbsp Dijon mustard or grainy mustard (even regular mustard works fine)
1 tbsp honey
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all burger patty ingredients except ground beef. Once they are well mixed, add the ground beef and mix until just combined. Mixing the other ingredients first will prevent you from over-working and over-mixing your beef...which would make your burgers tough. Divide your beef mixture into 4 and shape into patties. At this point you could begin to cook patties, or freeze them. To freeze, lay out a small piece of wax paper and add the first patty on top. Put another piece of wax paper and then another patty. Continue until all patties are stacked and then wrap well in aluminum foil and place in freezer.
Cook burgers over medium-heat, either on the grill or in a frying pan. Cook about 5 minutes on each side or until burgers are cooked all the way through. Whatever you do, don't DON'T SQUISH YOUR BURGERS WITH THE SPATULA. All that juicy goodness should end up in your mouth and not on the inside of your BBQ. While cooking the burgers, also fry bacon. Slice buns open and grill until toasty or place under the broiler.
To assemble, smear a healthy dollop of honey-dijon sauce on both sides of the bun, topping with the burger patty, bacon, lettuce and tomato. I also like a bit of salt and pepper on the tomato slice.
