WINTERS BEEFSTRO TOPPED WITH A COOL SUMMERS DAY

Ingredients

3 MED. CUCUMBERS
1/2 CUP PLAIN YOGURT
1/2 CUP MAYO
1 CUP SHREDDED SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE
1/2 TSP SALT
1/2 TSP PEPPER
3 TBLSP BACON BITS
2 LBS GROUND SIRLOIN
1/2 POUND GROUND BACON
1/4 TSP LIQUID SMOKE
4 CLOVES GARLIC DICED
1/2 TSP SALT
1/2 TSP PEPPER
2 LOAVES SOURDOUGH BREAD
1 CUP MELTED BUTTER OIL FOR GRILL

Instructions

TOPPING "COOL SUMMERS DAY" CHOP 1/2 ONION INTO SMALL DICED PIECES, PEEL AND SLICE CUCUMBERS, PLACE ON PAPER TOWEL TO DRAIN EXCESS JUICES… AFTER CUCUMBERS HAVE DRAINED, IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL,PLACE CUCUMBERS WITH ONION ,1/2 CUP PLAIN YOGURT, 1/2 CUP MAYO, 1 CUP SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE SHREDDED,3 TBLSP BACON BITS, 1/2 TSP SALT, 1/2 TSP PEPPER. MIX WELL WITH SPOON , COVER AND SET ASIDE INTO ICED DOWN ICE CHEST… THE PATTY " WINTERS BEEFSTRO" PLACE 2 POUNDS OF GROUND SIRLOIN IN LARGE MIXING BOWL, MIX IN 1/2 POUND GROUND BACON, 1/4 TSP LIQUID SMOKE, 4 CLOVES GARLIC DICED, 1/2 TSP SALT, 1/2 TSP PEPPER. MIX WITH HANDS UNTIL WELL BLENDED. DIVIDE INTO SIX PORTIONS. PALM EACH PORTION OF MEAT INTO A BALL. SHAPE EACH BALL INTO A PATTY. TAKE BOTH LOAVES OF SOURDOUGH BREAD, SLICE INTO 1 1/2 INCH SLICES. TAKE 12 SLICES AND BRUSH WITH MELTED BUTTER ON ONE SIDE ONLY. SET ASIDE…PLACE PATTIES ON WELL GREASED GRILL OVER MEDIUM HEAT. COOK 7 TO 15 MINUTES ON EACH SIDE OR UNTILL JUICES RUN CLEAR FROM PATTY. PLACE PATTIES ON OUTSIDE OF GRILL ,BRUSH WITH MELTED BUTTER ON BOTH SIDES OF PATTY. PLACE BUTTERED SOURDOUGH OVER HEAT. BUTTERED SIDE DOWN LEAVE UNTIL LIGHT BROWN WITH GRILL MARKS. PLACE 1 SLICE SOURDOUGH, GRILL MARKS DOWN, PLACE PATTY " WINTERS BEEFSTRO". TOP WITH CUCUMBER MIXTURE, " COOL SUMMERS DAY". PLACE OTHER SOURDOUGH AS THE TOPPER, AND THERE IT IS… WINTERS BEEFSTRO TOPPED WITH A COOL SUMMERS DAY