Carmelized Beer-Onion and Bacon Burger
- 8
- slices bacon, crisply cooked, drippings reserved
- 2
- large sweet onions, thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 lb)
- 1
- bottle (12 oz) pilsner style beer
- 1 1/2
- lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2
- teaspoon salt
- 1/4
- teaspoon pepper
- 4
- slices (about 3/4 oz each) Cheddar or American cheese
- 8
- leaves red leaf lettuce or red romaine lettuce
- 4
- slices tomato
- 4
- kaiser rolls or crusty rolls, split
- 1 In 10-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon bacon drippings over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened.
- 2 Reserve 1/2 cup of the beer. Stir remaining beer into onions. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden and liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes. Cool.
- 3 Meanwhile, roughly chop 4 slices of the cooked bacon; set aside. Roughly chop half of the onion mixture; stir into chopped bacon.
- 4 In medium bowl, stir chopped onion and bacon mixture into beef. Add salt and pepper. Shape beef mixture into 4 large patties, thinner at center and thicker at edges for even cooking.
- 5 In 10-inch skillet, heat remaining bacon drippings over medium-high heat. Add patties; cook 8 minutes for medium-rare, 10 minutes for medium, 12 minutes for medium-well, turning once. After turning, add reserved 1/2 cup beer to burgers, then top burgers with cheese. Cover skillet to melt cheese.
- 6 Place burgers on bun bottoms; top with lettuce leaves, tomato slices, and remaining caramelized onions. Cut remaining 4 slices bacon in half; crisscross 2 pieces on top of onions on each burger, and cover with tops of buns.
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