Caramelized Onion and Bacon Stuffed Burgers
When I made these burgers and fed them to my boyfriend, he said they were in the top five burgers he’d ever had in his life. This is high praise from a man who doesn’t dole out praise or compliments all that often. He would also be totally happy eating canned sardines and rice for the rest of his life. That I can’t understand, but I absolutely agree with him on the burger comment.
To make these, you’ll need those delicious Caramelized Onions that I shared with you earlier this week. This burger recipe is paleo as written, but keep in mind that if you want to make it Whole30 as well, you’ll need to also make the Whole30 Caramelized Onion option to go in these.
As you can see, I ate my burgers “in the grass” over mixed greens and with a side of broccoli slaw. A recipe for the broccoli slaw will also be coming your way in the next few weeks! Stay tuned for that. It’s all I’ve been eating this summer as it’s been way too hot to cook.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Cut bacon into lardons. In a large cast iron skillet, crisp bacon over medium to medium high heat. Once crisp, remove bacon with a slotted spoon to cool on a paper towel lined plate. Reserve 2 tbsp of bacon fat in a small bowl. Clean and dry skillet.
- In a medium bowl, chop Caramelized Onions into small pieces, roughly 1/2 inch square. I like to reserve some Caramelized Onions to the side to put on top of the finished burgers. You can do this either before chopping the onions or after, or not at all. To the medium bowl, add the ground beef, onion powder, sea salt, and pepper. I also like to reserve some cooked bacon to add to the top of the burgers. If you want to do this as well, put a bit of bacon to the side with the reserved Caramelized Onions. Add the remainder of the bacon to the medium bowl. Mix with your hands until combined and form into patties. I yielded five patties.
- Add the 2 tbsp of bacon fat back to the skillet over medium high heat. When hot, add the patties to the skillet. Cook for seven minutes and then flip. Cook until the patties reach 160 degrees and have a nice golden sear on both sides. This can take up to 15-20 minutes total. Top with the reserved Caramelized Onions and bacon and enjoy!
