Southwest Juicy Lucy

As much as I would like to be able to claim the invention of the "juicy Lucy", I cannot. It was created in St Paul at a place called Blue Door Pub. The traditional burger calls for American cheese but I wanted to put a southwest twist on it, hence the Southwest in the title, so I used pepper jack cheese, among other ingredients to make it SW. 

 This burger is a little messy but worth it!!!

*Ill post the green tomato salsa verde separately  

 
**Ingredients**

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 8 oz chorizo 
• 4 slices of bacon
• 8 slices pepper jack 
• 1 tsp Worcestershire 
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder 
• 1/4 tsp black pepper  
• 1 egg per burger 
• 1 avocado 
• 1 1/2 tbsp plain ff Greek yogurt 
• Juice of 1/2 lime 
• 1 tsp cumin 
• Soft hamburger buns 

1. In a bowl add meat(s), Worcestershire, garlic powder and pepper. Mix. 
2. Divide the meat into 8 equal portions and place on a work surface. Using your fingertips, press 2 portions of the meat into 2 rough 1/4-inch-thick patties that are each about 1 inch wider in diameter than the hamburger buns. 
3. Stack 4 slices of cheese and cut vertically and horizontally making 16 small square pieces of cheese. 
4. Add each stack of cheese to center of 4 of the patties. 
5. Place the patty without cheese on top of patty with the cheese and press edges together really well. 
6. Wipe your grille pan or grille with oil then heat the grille or grille pan to 375-425. 
7. Add burgers then let cook 3-4 min, do not touch or press on burgers!!! Flip and add a slice of pepper jack to each patty and cook 3-4 min more. 
8. While burgers are cooking, cook your bacon and make the avocado "mayo"- smash avocado in small bowl then add yogurt, cumin and lime juice. Mix well and put in fridge. You can also make this ahead of time. 
9. Once burgers are done, put on a clean plate and let them rest while you fry your egg(s). Lightly toast buns before you turn your grille off. 
10. Drain your pan you used for bacon but do NOT wipe clean. Turn the heat back in to med-high heat. Crack egg in the pan and cook about 1 min per side. 
11. Smear avocado mayo on bottom and top bun. 
12. Add burger patty, egg, bacon and top with green tomato salsa verde and top bun!!(Recipe separate)