Fox Bros Bar-B-Q

Ingredients

• 3 pounds Certified Angus Beef ® Prime 75/25 brisket blend
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup plus 2-3 tablespoons rendered beef fat, warmed to pourable liquid
• 1/3 cup Fox Bros Bar-B-Q Sauce
• 1/3 cup yellow mustard
• 3 tablespoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoon dustless black pepper (16-18 mesh)
• 6 brioche buns
• 12 thick-cut slices high quality American cheese
• 18 dill pickles
• 1 Vidalia onion, sliced into 1/8-inch thick rings

Instructions

1. Form ground beef into six patties (8 ounces each); refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
2. Place mayo in a small mixing bowl and whisk as you pour ¼ cup rendered beef fat into mayo to combine; set aside. In a second small bowl whisk together Bar-B-Que sauce and mustard; set aside.
3. Preheat smoker to 275F. Combine salt and pepper. (We like to put the mix in a shaker to season beef headed to the smoker). Season burgers evenly on both sides. Space burgers evenly in smoker, directly on the rack. Smoke until internal temperature reaches 125F, 30-40 minutes.
4. While burgers are smoking, preheat a cast iron skillet on the stovetop. Brush a little beef fat on cut sides of buns and toast in the cast iron until edges are golden; set toasted buns aside. Add a tablespoon of beef fat to the hot cast iron, add smoked patties to form a deep crust, about 3 minutes. Flip burgers to crust other side and top each with 2 slices of cheese to melt.
5. Build your burgers. Spread mayo on bun bottoms, top with 3 pickles, cheeseburgers and a few onion rings. Spread bun crown with barbecue mustard sauce, top the burger and enjoy.