Smoked Cheeseburgers and Dutch Oven Fries

 

Today was my wife's birthday and I decided to make smoked cheeseburgers and dutch oven fries for her birthday dinner.  When you smoke a cheeseburger you get a taste that is delicious and completely unique.  All I do is mix some seasoning salt into ground beef and I used a hamburger press to shape the patties.  Using offset heat in my Weber Kettle Grill I smoked the burgers for at least an hour.  If you were making smaller burgers it would take less time.  The last 10 minutes I topped the patties with cheese and bacon.  Once I pulled them off the grill I toasted the brioche buns on the grill. The cheeseburgers have a great smoke ring and a flavor that cannot be beat.  

For the dutch oven fries I used a recipe I found in Barbecue Biscuits & Beans: Chuck Wagon Cooking.   

Slice the potatoes into thin wedges.  Preheat a 14 inch dutch oven to 450 degrees using 26 briquettes on top and 14 on the bottom.  Melt 1/4 stick of butter in the dutch oven and place the potatoes wedges cut side down in the bottom.  Make sure they do not overlap.  Cook about 20-30 minutes or until browned on one side an then flip the wedges over and cook for another 20 minutes until crispy.  You can top them with salt or seasoning salt.

Thanks for reading, and get out there and get cooking!