Aussie Burger

Now that my mom lives in Colorado with her husband and my dad has retired with his wife in Chama, my house has sort of become a hub for my all our family get-togethers. At least one Saturday night a month is filled with dinner with my siblings too. It's always a wonderful time; laughing and eating and just generally enjoying our time together! This last Saturday, when we all met here for dinner, my sister and bro-in-law graciously offered to bring the fixings for what they referred to as, "one AMAZING burger." Always up for trying something new, the rest of us agreed and started dividing up the cooking chores. And while this Aussie Burger took a lot more prep than the usual pickles and lettuce, the end result was shockingly mouthwatering and left us all with very full bellies and the ability to say that we have indeed tried a burger the Aussie way. The ingredients didn't quite leave us short for dinner conversation, either!

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. 85/15 hamburger meat (shaped into 4 quarter lb. burgers and grilled to liking)
Hamburger buns (toasted)
1 can pickled beets
1 yellow onion, sliced into rings and grilled
4 eggs, cooked to over-hard
1 can of sliced pineapple (grilled)
4 slices of soft cheese (we liked Gouda)
BBQ sauce of choice
8 slices cooked Bacon

DIRECTIONS:

Grill hamburger patties to liking. Move to back of grill and top with slices of cheese, onions, and cooked over-hard egg. Once heated through, remove from grill and top with pineapple, beets, and bacon. Serve over toasted bun spread with BBQ sauce. Try not to laugh when you take your first bite :)