Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chuck
• 3/4 cup finely chopped bacon pieces (fully cooked)
•  Pinch of salt and pepper
•  8 pineapple slices (canned)
•  4 slices of tomato
•  4 leaves of lettuce
•  4 slices of Italian (5 cheese) or cheddar cheese (optional)
•  4 burger buns (sesame seed)
•  1 cup bourbon (any brand)
•  2/3 cup ketchup
•  1/2 cup brown sugar
•  2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
•  1 tablespoon lemon juice
•  1/4 cup red wine vinegar

Sauce Thickener

•  2 tablespoons cornstarch
•  ¼ cup cold water
•  4 ice cubes

Directions

1. Combine ground chuck, bacon, salt and pepper.  Mix well and form into four burger patties and set aside.
2. Mix all bourbon sauce ingredients together in a small saucepan and cook over medium-high heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. After the sauce has reduced, mix cornstarch, water and ice cubes together in a small cup to create a slurry.  Slowly pour the slurry (holding back the ice cubes) into the bourbon sauce, stir the sauce until it comes to a light boil, remove from heat to cool (stir occasionally).
4. Preheat the grill to medium heat, baste the burger patties and pineapple slices with a liberal amount of bourbon sauce.  Grill burger patties over medium heat until done and the pineapple slices for two minutes on each side.  Add a slice of Italian or cheddar cheese to each burger, if desired.
5. Place one burger patty and 1 or 2 pineapple slices on each bun and top with tomato and lettuce.  Add additional sauce to bun, if desired.