Ground hamburger, at least 1/4 pound per burger
Crumbled blue cheese (more than you would think)
Onion, sliced thin (again, more than you would think, as they cook way down)
Olive oil, for cooking onions
Pat of butter and pinch of sugar, for caramelizing
1) Begin onions cooking in a very large skillet, totally full, in olive oil. Stir frequently as it cooks.
2) Meanwhile, add blue cheese crumbles to hamburger and mix well. (You want a lot of cheese in there, so that it's speckled heavily throughout. Even if you don't like blue cheese, trust me!)
3) Stir your onions.
4) Shape hamburger/cheese mix into thick patties, one per person.
5) Stir your onions.
6) Grill the burgers as you normally would, but not too overly well-done.
7) Stir your onions. At some point, when they are soft and slightly browned (but not cooked down into mushy "worms," as OG calls them), add a small pat of butter and a sprinkle of sugar. Stir it in, to help aid in the caramelization. Again, not much. It isn't supposed to sweeten them, just aid in the formation of that great almost crispy-brown that comes from caramelization of sugar on something.
8) Serve the caramelized onions over top of the burger, which does not take a bun.
Any kind of side dish will do. We love fresh corn on the cob or some kind of potato and a nice salad.
NOTE: During our family's Elimination Diet, we were allowed goat cheese but not blue cheese. I replaced the crumbled goat cheese for the blue cheese and prepared these exactly the same way. It is a different flavor, milder, but still quite yummy. My family agreed that they like them both ways.
Crumbled blue cheese (more than you would think)
Onion, sliced thin (again, more than you would think, as they cook way down)
Olive oil, for cooking onions
Pat of butter and pinch of sugar, for caramelizing
1) Begin onions cooking in a very large skillet, totally full, in olive oil. Stir frequently as it cooks.
2) Meanwhile, add blue cheese crumbles to hamburger and mix well. (You want a lot of cheese in there, so that it's speckled heavily throughout. Even if you don't like blue cheese, trust me!)
3) Stir your onions.
4) Shape hamburger/cheese mix into thick patties, one per person.
5) Stir your onions.
6) Grill the burgers as you normally would, but not too overly well-done.
7) Stir your onions. At some point, when they are soft and slightly browned (but not cooked down into mushy "worms," as OG calls them), add a small pat of butter and a sprinkle of sugar. Stir it in, to help aid in the caramelization. Again, not much. It isn't supposed to sweeten them, just aid in the formation of that great almost crispy-brown that comes from caramelization of sugar on something.
8) Serve the caramelized onions over top of the burger, which does not take a bun.
Any kind of side dish will do. We love fresh corn on the cob or some kind of potato and a nice salad.
NOTE: During our family's Elimination Diet, we were allowed goat cheese but not blue cheese. I replaced the crumbled goat cheese for the blue cheese and prepared these exactly the same way. It is a different flavor, milder, but still quite yummy. My family agreed that they like them both ways.
