Fried Onion Burger
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 fried onion burgers
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 746
- Total Fat
- 49
- Saturated Fat
- 20
- Carbohydrates
- 31
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 42
- Cholesterol
- 148
- Sodium
- 747
- Total: 25 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more as needed
2 onions, very thinly sliced (preferably on a mandoline)
8 slices American cheese
4 hamburger buns
Ketchup, mustard and/or pickle slices, for topping
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 250˚ F. Mix the beef with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl, then form into 8 balls.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 of the beef balls and slightly flatten with a metal spatula. Place a handful of the sliced onions on each patty (you’ll use about a quarter of the onions for 2 patties — it will seem like a lot!) and flatten the beef into 1/4-inch-thick patties, pressing the onions into each burger. Cook until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the burgers along with the onions and cook until the onions are browned and tender, about 2 more minutes. Flip the burgers again, along with the onions, and top each with a slice of cheese. Cover and continue cooking until the cheese melts, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven until serving.
- Repeat with the remaining beef and onions to make 8 burgers total, adding more vegetable oil to the skillet if needed. Serve 2 burgers on each bun with ketchup, mustard and/or pickles.