Sweet Onion Burger

paula

9 years ago

My husband has liked those frozen onion hamburger patties since his dad cooked them once when we were visiting a few years ago. He likes them so much that he has been known to buy and cook them when we have had direct-from-the-farmer, grass-fed beef in the freezer. I am more of a fan of using what we have in our budget and freezer. Thinking it would be easy to make one that tasted just as good if not better, I decided to make my own. I was right; it was very easy.

If you are planning to top one or more of your burgers with bacon, cook the bacon first and reserve the bacon grease and saute the onion in it. The grease will add just a touch of extra flavor to the burgers.

Making the sweet onion burgers allows you to control

Recipe: Sweet Onion Burger

Ingredients:

1 sm. or 1/2 med. sweet onion (Vidalia, etc), diced
1 – 2 Tbsp. butter and olive oil or bacon grease
1 lb. ground beef
1 – 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. seasoned salt
black pepper, to taste (Optional)
pats of butter or compound butter

Instructions:

Over medium to mediium-high heat, saute onions in grease or butter and oil mixture until the onions of soft and translucent or lightly browned.
In a bowl, combine beef, Worcestershire sauce, season salt, pepper (if using), and cooked onions.
Divide beef into equal desired amounts (1/4 and 1/3 lb. burgers are common for full size burgers).
Form into a patty with a depression in the middle on one or both sides.
Place patty on a hot grill or in a hot heavy skillet.
Cook, turning as needed, until desired internal temperature is reached.
When ready (or very close to ready) to be removed from the grill or pan place a pat of butter on each burger. Once butter is mostly melted, remove from heat immediately.
Serve as desired.

Notes:

Well done is recommended for food safety anytime you are cooking ground meat.