Tequila-Spiked Bacon Tuna Burgers with Four Chiles - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ground California (dried Anaheim) chilies
• 1 tablespoon ground dried guajillo chilies
• 1 tablespoon ground pasilla (dried chilaca) chilies or ground ancho (dried poblano) chilies
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, in all
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 pounds sashimi-grade yellow fin tuna steaks or medallions
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, in all, plus six sprigs for garnish
• 4 cloves garlic, minced, in all
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons good quality tequila, in all
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, in all
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil, in all
• 2 tablespoons minced shallot
• 1 ripe California avocado
• 12 slices center-cut bacon
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup shredded Queso Chihuahua or Monterrey Jack cheese
• 2 roma tomatoes (preferably vine-ripened), seeded and chopped
• 1 4.5 oz. can chopped mild green chilies
• Canola oil