Sriracha Burger
Sriracha five ways. The 50/50 beef-and-bacon patty is spiced with it, then topped with Sriracha bacon, pepper Jack, Sriracha mushrooms, Sriracha slaw, charred yellow onion and Sriracha mayo on a brioche bun, with more Sriracha on the side. It is more garlicky and sweet than truly fiery. Order it if you love the sauce; skip it if you are already tired of it.
The story
Sriracha is named after Si Racha, a coastal district of Thailand where commercial production of the chilli sauce began in the 1930s; the Sriraja Panich brand, sold from 1935, made it famous. The bottle most Americans know is different: Huy Fong Foods created its version in Los Angeles in the early 1980s for Vietnamese phở restaurants, and the rooster on the label gave it the nickname “rooster sauce”. When a chilli shortage stopped Huy Fong’s production in 2022, bottles sold for $30 or more. Slater’s builds a whole burger around the sauce.
What’s inside
- Sriracha-spiced 50/50 beef and bacon patty
- Sriracha bacon
- pepper Jack
- Sriracha mushrooms
- Sriracha slaw
- charred yellow onion
- Sriracha mayo
- brioche bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Sriracha Burger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, bacon, heat and cheese
Dean’s Breakfast Burger from Supernatural - Shares beef, bacon, heat and cheese
Cheesy Bacon Ranch Burger Sliders - Shares beef, bacon, heat and cheesePeter’s Fuddruckers Burger
- Shares beef, mushrooms and cheese
French Onion Burgers
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About Slater's 50/50
Scott Slater opened the first Slater’s 50/50 in Anaheim Hills, California, around 2009 with one idea so simple it is surprising nobody had built a restaurant on it before: a burger patty made from half ground beef and half ground bacon. The bacon is not on the burger, it is the burger.
A small chain based in Southern California, with a few locations in other states.
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