Sid's Onion Burger

Name: Sid's Onion Burger
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons canola oil; 1 lb ground beef (gently formed into 6 balls); 2 medium yellow onions (very thinly sliced with a mandoline or a sharp knife and divided into 6 equal portions); kosher salt, to taste; 6 slices American cheese; 6 hamburger buns, toasted

Submitted by dojemi

""For these addictively tasty burgers, ground beef is pressed onto the griddle with paper-thin slices of onion and seared until crisp around the edges. The recipe comes from Sid's Diner, a restaurant in El Reno, Oklahoma." Courtesy of Saveur Magazine."

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Ready In:: 2mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 6

ingredients

4 tablespoons canola oil
1 lb ground beef (gently formed into 6 balls)
2 medium yellow onions (very thinly sliced with a mandoline or a sharp knife and divided into 6 equal portions)
kosher salt, to taste
6 slices American cheese
6 hamburger buns, toasted

directions

Working in 2 batches, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12" cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
Add 3 beef balls and, using the back of a spatula, press down on them until they're thin; cook for 1 minute.
Top each patty with a portion of the onions; season with salt.
Press onions into the meat and cook for 1 minute more.
Flip burgers; flatten with the spatula. Place a cheese slice on each patty and let melt while onions and meat brown.
Serve on buns.

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Reviews

This is one of our favorite recipes! I’ve made them on the griddle indoors, the flattop outside and in a cast iron pan. You cannot go wrong anyway you make them.
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