These Oklahoma Onion Burgers aremade with thinly sliced onions smashed into ground beef on a flat top grill, griddle, orcast-iron skillet. These fried onion burgers are so dang delicious that youdon't even need toppings!
Author: Alizabeth Anderson
Prep Time:10minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Yield:4 Double Burgers
Ingredients
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2 lb. ground bison,beef or elk. (My favorite is 1lb of Bison Carnivore blend and 1lb of Bison Ground, combined)
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2 medium onions very thinly sliced
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salt and black pepper
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8 slices cheese optional, but recommended
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8 hamburger buns
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yellow mustard and dill pickles (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat your griddle or a large skillet on medium-high, until the cooking surface reaches about 400-425℉.
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Separate the groundmeat into8 equally sized portions and roll into balls. Eachmeatball should be about4 oz in weight.
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Place themeat balls on the preheated flat top grill or in the cast iron skillet. Top each beef ball with a large handful of sliced onions. Sprinkle salt and black pepper on each pile.
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Use a stiff spatula or a burger press to smash the ground beef balls down on the cooking surface, until about 1/4 – 1/3" thick. Allow the onion burgers to cook untouched until the outside edges of the sliced onions are lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
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Flip the onion burgers to the second side, so that the sliced onions are now in contact with the cooking surface. Immediately after flipping, top each burger patty with a slice of cheese (if using).
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Stack the top and bottom bun, cut side down, on top of each patty as they cook. This allows the buns to steam in the burger fat and moisture from the onions.
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Continue to cook the fried onion burgers until cooked through,for about another 2-3 minutes.
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Build your Oklahoma Onion Burger with one or two patties. Top with yellow mustard and pickle or your favorite burger toppings.
