The Fried-Onion Burger

Name: The Fried-Onion Burger
Yield: Makes 8 burgers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large Vidalia onions, sliced super-thin (they should be translucent and thinner than paper); American cheese, deli-sliced; 2 pounds (about 1 kg) fresh-ground 80/20 chuck; Salt, for seasoning; 8 soft white buns; Always serve with a few slices of dill pickle chips on the side; Beef tallow (rendered beef fat); Beef tallow (rendered beef fat)

Preparation info

Makes
8
burgers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Great American Burger Book

By George Motz

Published 2016

About

Ingredients

The Burger

Beef tallow (rendered beef fat)
2 pounds (about 1 kg) fresh-ground 80/20 chuck

Americas
United States
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Burger
Texas

Method

Preheat the cast-iron skillet over medium heat (or a flat top to medium) and add some beef tallow. Spread the fat with the flat side of your spatula to coat the surface.
Place the ground beef in the mixing bowl. Using the salad scoop, form balls of bee