Lone Star Hoss Burger - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 ear corn, shucked and silk removed
• 1 jalapeño chile
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 12 jarred or canned peppadew (South African sweet piquante fruit) or sweet cherry peppers, chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 8 slices applewood-smoked bacon
• 1/2 cup Sutter Home White Merlot
• 1 dried ancho chile, stem and seeds discarded, chopped finely
• 6 ounces dried apricots
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 cups halved and thinly sliced Texas 1015 or other sweet onion
• Juice of 2 large navel oranges
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 poblano chiles, tops and seeds removed, cut lengthwise in half
• 2 pounds 80/20 ground chuck
• 6 ounces Cajun-style andouille sausage, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chile
• Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
• 6 whole-wheat hamburger buns
• 6 romaine lettuce leaves