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Onion Burgers




Source of Recipe


Matt Jacobs


Recipe Introduction


This is one of the few times I'm thankful for the Depression. The onion and the american cheese make it taste like a McDonald's burger, but in all of the good ways and none of the bad. I don't know about you, but that onion/cheese smell is what draws me back to Micky-D's every time. Enough talk. Here's the recipe for a great alternative burger.


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List of Ingredients




1 lb. ground chuck (fat is good)
2 onions, shaved (as thin as possible)
1 tsp salt
6 slices american cheese
6 buns
mustard

Recipe



Preparation

Your first order of business is cutting the onions nice and thin. John T. Edge recommends a mandolin, but I just used a sharp knife since I don't have one. No biggie.

Heat a heavy, well-oiled skillet over medium-high heat for at least five minutes. The key here is to get even heat. I used a cast-iron skillet, which was perfect.

Divide up your meat into six equal lumps. There's no need to form them into patties. Once divided, put as many in your pan as you can fit. Three was the magic number for me. Once in the pan, push the burgers down into a round shape. (Note: you'll need a strong spatula for this recipe. I used my BBQ spatula as my plastic one would have been too flimsy.)

After it cooks for a minute, pile on the onions. Use more than you think you should, but you probably won't use all the onions. Add half the salt and then push down with all your might. You want to start getting those onions nice and smashed. Be sure to keep working the patties into a round shape.

Cook the burgers for another minute, flip them and then smash really hard again. I never really got them to meld together, or in a round shape for that matter, but it didn't matter.

Drain some of the grease, add the rest of the salt and throw on the slices of american cheese. Cook it until the chesse melts and you smell the onions starting to burn.


Drop them onto your bun (tosted if you like) and slop on some mustard. Damn, it's tasty. Give the recipe a shot and tell us what you think.