Main Dishes Classic Cheeseburger With Caramelized Onion by Olexiy Bayev May 4, 2020 Published: May 4, 2020Last Updated on March 26, 2023 2.8K views 2.8K Classic cheeseburger is a soft bun, lettuce, some tomato, pickled cucumbers, onion, juicy cutlet, cheese, and your favorite sauces. We won’t go far away from the classic, just will make one small change: we’ll replace fresh or pickled onion with caramelized one. I don’t know how about you, but personally, I love adding caramelized onion when cooking burgers. As for me, it perfectly matches with meat and cheese. It’s sweetness complements, brightens and even enhances the taste of other ingredients. And there would be no sign of unpleasant onion smell. By the way, caramelized onion very nicely complements poultry, so feel free to experiment. What you Need to Cook Classic Cheeseburger With Caramelized Onion INGREDIENTS: For 3-4 hamburgers: 700 g (1,5 lb) beef (fatter part – neck or ribs) 1 tomato 3-4 pickled cucumbers 3 onions 150 g (5,3 oz) fine cheese some lettuce mustard, ketchup (or any other your favorite sauce) 2 tsp sugar 2 tbsp wine vinegar salt, pepper hamburger buns (cooked according to the recipe or bought) EQUIPMENT: Nothing, that you wouldn’t have How to Make Classic Cheeseburger With Caramelized Onion: Step-by-Step Instructions 🔪 So we don’t waste time, start with onion, and while it’s preparing, take care of the rest of the ingredients. Cut the onion into half-rings. I took 3 medium-sized onions, it’s enough for 3-4 burgers. It’ll shrink very much after frying, so don’t be afraid to use too much. 20-30 g of unsalted butter melt in the frying pan on the medium fire, add sliced onion and stir. Sprinkle it with 2 tsp of sugar (I used a brown one, but you can also use white) and a pinch of salt. Turn the fire down and cook, stirring once in a while until the onion is golden. While it is frying, take care of the rest of the ingredients. Wash the lettuce and divide the leaves, slice 1 tomato and 3-4 cucumbers. Cut the buns in half. Cut the meat 700 g (1,5 lb) into small pieces, and make the minced meat. A few words about the meat: If you’re choosing beef, choose the fetter part, the meat\fat proportion should be 80\20. The fattest parts in beef are neck and ribs. Don’t buy ready-made minced meat. We can’t be sure when it was made, and what it consists of. When the onion is ready, add 2 tbsp of wine vinegar. You can use apple or balsamic as well, just not the white one. Cook the onion for another 2-3 minutes and put it to the clean plate. Finely warm up the frying pan where you’re planning to cook the meat. Recently, I’ve written a post about how to choose the frying pan. If you haven’t read it yet, just remember, it’s preferably to cook meat in a cast-iron frying pan or with a three-layered stainless steel bottom. While the frying pan is warming up, roast an inner-part of buns till it becomes a bit brown. Form the cutlets. Take a handful of meat, roll the ball. But don’t press and smoosh it down too much. Then, by moving your fingers from the center to the edges form a cutlet. Make a little dip in the middle. Salt and pepper from each side. Usually, I do it from one side then put on the frying pan with this side down and do the same on the other side. Don’t forget to add a bit of oil. You’ll need to fry for about 5-7 minutes on each side until well-done if the cutlet is 1,5-2 cm thick. To be more precise, we’ll need a thermometer. The safe temperature for meat is 71 degrees in the middle, therefore we need to take it out of the fire, when it is 67-68 degrees, and let it rest for another 5 minutes. For 2-3 minutes before done, come up with such a trick: put on top a slice of cheese and cover. You can also use a big metal bowl from IKEA, as I did. Cook for a couple of minutes until the cheese melts. Put the burger together as you like, but don’t forget to grease the buns with your favorite sauces. For example, I used ketchup for one and mustard for another. Put lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Add a cutlet with cheese and caramelized onion on top. Classic Cheeseburger With Caramelized Onion No ratings yet Classic cheeseburger is a soft bun, lettuce, some tomato, pickled cucumbers, onion, juicy cutlet, cheese, and your favorite sauces. We won’t go far away from the classic, just will make one small change: we’ll replace fresh or pickled onion with caramelized one. Pin Recipe Print Recipe CourseDinnerCuisineAmerican Cook Time20 minutes minutesTotal Time35 minutes minutes Servings4 Calories670kcal Equipmentnothing, that you wouldn’t have Ingredients Metric – US Customary700 g beef (fatter part – neck or ribs)1 tomato3-4 pickled cucumbers3 onions150 g fine cheeselettucemustard or ketchup (or any other your favorite sauce)2 tsp sugar2 tbsp wine vinegarsalt pepperhamburger buns (cooked according to the recipe or bought) InstructionsCut 3 medium-sized onions into half-rings.20-30 g of unsalted butter melt in the frying pan on the medium fire, add sliced onion and stir. Sprinkle it with 2 tsp of sugar (I used a brown one, but you can also use white) and a pinch of salt. Turn the fire down and cook, stirring once in a while until the onion is golden.Wash the lettuce and divide the leaves, slice the tomato and 3-4 cucumbers. Cut the buns in half.Cut the meat (700 g) into small pieces, and make the minced meat.When the onion is ready, add 2 tbsp of wine vinegar. Cook the onion for another 2-3 minutes and put it to the clean plate.Finely warm up the frying pan where you’re planning to cook the meat. While the frying pan is warming up, roast an inner-part of buns till it becomes a bit brown.Form the cutlets. Take a handful of meat, roll the ball. But don’t press and smoosh it down too much. Then, by moving your fingers from the center to the edges form a cutlet. Make a little dip in the middle. Salt and pepper from each side. Don’t forget to add a bit of oil. You’ll need to fry for about 5-7 minutes on each side until well-done if the cutlet is 1,5-2 cm thick. For 2-3 minutes before done, come up with such a trick: put on top a slice of cheese and cover. Cook for a couple of minutes until the cheese melts. Put the burger together as you like, but don’t forget to grease the buns with your favorite sauces. For example, I used ketchup for one and mustard for another.Put lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Add a cutlet with cheese and caramelized onion on top. NutritionCalories: 670 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16 g | Protein: 42 g | Fat: 48 g | Saturated Fat: 21 g | Cholesterol: 164 mg | Sodium: 360 mg | Potassium: 1009 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 10 g | Vitamin A: 794 IU | Vitamin C: 18 mg | Calcium: 355 mg | Iron: 4 mg Pin2Yum1TweetShareTelegramVibeFlip3 Shares AmericanBeefDinnerMeatMinced/Ground MeatOnionPan roasted / searing / pan frying / sautéingSweet Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Recipe Rating Recipe Rating Δ You may also like Tart with caramelized onions, cherry tomatoes and goat... 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