Step 1

First thing you want to do is get this bacon started. Start to dice up 2-3 slices of bacon. Then immediately get that in a pan on the stove and turn the burner to medium heat.

Step 2

While that's coming up to temp, dice a whole sweet onion. Not too small! After that just keep stirring the bacon until it's fully cooked and crispy.

Step 3

Transfer the bacon to a bowl and remove some of the bacon grease but not all of it, because you're going to sauté the onions in a little bit of the bacon grease. Immediately put the whole diced sweet onion into the pan and back onto the stove on the same temp(medium). Add a small knob of butter and just keep stirring that shit.

Step 4

Sauté those until they're almost fucking beautiful, then add 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and a splash of citrus champagne vinegar then mix that in. Add in your bacon next and stir that in. Then add in some balsamic glaze(maybe 2 tablespoons) then mix that in.

Step 5

Taste to see if it needs anything(add some maple syrup if it needs sugar). Remove it and put it in a small bowl then move on to the sauce.

Step 6

Finely dice a small shallot(half of a large shallot). Put that in a bowl. In the same bowl add a 1/2 cup of mayonnaise. Then add a couple tablespoons of ketchup and dijon mustard(3-4 tablespoons). Add a splash of champagne vinegar(2 tablespoons) and mix that in. Add a fuck ton of pepper and add a little salt then mix that all in. Taste to see if it needs anything then move on to the whole grilled onion.

Step 7

Time to start on the whole grilled onion. Cut a half inch(or a little less) slice out of a sweet onion. Get a pan on the stove on medium high heat. Spread butter on both sides of the onion and put that down. Let that caramelize and cook for 5-7 minutes on the first side then flip and repeat the process. CAREFULLY remove the whole grilled onion onto a plate after it's beautifully caramelized on both sides.

Step 8

Next get a half pound of ground beef and shape that into a large patty(a little bit bigger than your bun). Heavily salt and pepper the outside on the patty. Then get a skillet on the stove RIPPING HOT! Get some olive oil in the skillet and put the patty in there. Cook it on the first side for 3-4 minutes or until a nice crust has formed then flip it and repeat.

Step 9

After you flipped it and repeated that process. Get a cooking thermometer out and temp the middle of the patty. If it isn't 130-135, keep on repeating that process but shorten the time to 1-2 minutes between each flip. You want to make sure you're not burning the burger lol...

Step 10

When it's reached 130-135, remove it from the pan onto a wire rack to rest then immediately put a slice of gouda cheese on it. Get out a small non-stick pan and put that on the stove on medium heat. When that's up to temp, put some olive oil/butter/or both and put the egg in there. Cook that to a perfect sunny side up then put that on top of your patty.

Step 11

Time to toast that bun. In the same pan that you cooked the egg in, put some butter in the pan, and toast those buns.

Step 12

Time to build your burger! First go in with the bacon jam, then the whole grilled onion, sauce on top of the onion, then the patty with the egg, then some more sauce on top, and finally more caramelized onions on the top bun.

Step 13

Enjoy that shit!