Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack on top sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Lay out your strips of bacon
4. Baileys Candied Bacon
5. In a small sauce pan over medium high heat, combine remaining ingredients for Baileys Candied Bacon. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened.
6. Once thickened, brush on a layer of mixture on top of your strips of bacon, repeating twice.
7. Place in t oven and cook for 10 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and brush them again with Baileys mixture
9. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
10. Jameson BBQ Sauce
11. While the bacon is cooking, start your BBQ Sauce
12. Whisk all ingredients into a medium sauce pan over medium high heat and bring to a boil.
13. Boil gently for 25 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture is reduced by half.
14. Burger Patties
15. Divide the mixture into 4 equal patties and sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper.
16. In a grill pan over medium high heat, place burgers, seasoned side down, into pan.
17. Season the other side with seasoned salt and pepper.
18. Grill patties on each side for 3-4 minutes or until charred, then transferred to the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into the meat reads 145 degrees for medium.
19. Place a slice of cheese onto each patty and return to the oven for 1 minute or until melted. Remove from oven and set aside.
20. Guinness Battered Onion Rings
21. Line a cookie sheet with paper towels.
22. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan and allow to come up to 350 degrees
23. In a medium bowl, combine flour through Guinness, whisking until smooth.
24. When the oil comes up to temperature, dip each onion ring into the batter and carefully drop into the hot oil, a few at a time. You do not want to crowd the pan.
25. Cook each side until golden brown.
26. To Assemble
27. On the bottom of your hamburger bun, place a piece of lettuce, followed by a slice of tomato, cheeseburger patty, healthy dollop of Jameson BBQ sauce, 2 slices of Candied Bailey Bacon, 2 Guiness Battered Onion Rings, an over easy egg* and finally the top bun. Assume the position and dig in! Sláinte!