Use a cast iron skillet for a delicious, juicy burger, and up the flavor by adding blue cheese, caramelized onions and arugula
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Meme
Ingredients
For the burgers:
1poundground beeflean
¼cupblue cheesecrumbles
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
1teaspoonworcestershire sauce
For the caramelized onions:
1tablespoonbutteror oil
1poundonionssliced
For serving:
1cuparugula
¼cupblue cheesedivided
4hamburger bunswhole grain, optional
Instructions
For the burgers:
Gently stir together beef, ¼ cup blue cheese, salt, black pepper, and worcestershire sauce just until incorporated.
Shape into 4 thin patties, and refrigerate.
For the onions:
Heat a cast iron skillet until hot over medium heat. Add the butter (or oil) to a large cast iron skillet, and add the onions.
Stir well, breaking up the onions and coating the onions in the butter.
Cook for 10 minutes. Stir and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for another 25-35 minutes, stirring every 5-10 minutes, until golden brown. Remove the onions from the skillet and set aside.
Make the burgers:
Add the oil to the skillet and turn the heat to medium-high. Place the burgers in the hot skillet and cook for about 3-5 minutes until the burger easily releases.
Flip the burger and reduce heat to medium. Cook until the burger reaches desired doneness. (Note: I cooked mine about 5-8 minutes for a medium/medium-well burger)
Remove from heat and let rest a few minutes before serving
To serve:
Serve each burger with about 1 tablespoon blue cheese, ¼ cup onions and ¼ cup arugula with or without a hamburger bun. Enjoy!
Notes
*Using lean (but not extra lean) ground beef keeps the amount of grease splattering to a minimum. I personally don't use extra lean ground beef because I like a little fat to give the meat flavor and tenderness.