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Cheeseburger with Caramelized Onions and Gouda Cheese

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Bring your next backyard barbecue to the next level with this juicy, flavor packed, open your mouth wide cheeseburger with bacon, caramelized onions, gouda cheese and arugula. You will want to eat this over and over again!
Sometimes you just need a burger, and this recipe will change up your routine for sure. The nice thing about making these burgers is that you can either grill them on your outside barbecue or cook them inside on top of the stove in a cast iron or grill pan. We have tried both ways and they are equally as good.
Don’t be shy when piling on the toppings! The best burgers are always the messy ones – you will need a fork to eat all the toppings that fall!
Ingredients:
First, you will want to caramelize the onions. Thinly slice onions and melt butter in a cast iron skillet. Add onions and cook low and slow on low to medium heat for 30 – 40 minutes until onions are nicely browned and caramelized. You will need to stir often. We used yellow onions for the sweetness that aids in the caramelization process.
If you would rather not stand over your stove for 30 – 40 minutes. you could start the onions the day before in your crock pot. See the instructions here –

 

Either way you decide, you will want your onions warm when you are ready to assemble the burger.

 

While you are cooking the onions, pull out the bacon from the fridge 15 to 20 minutes before cooking. Bacon at room temperature, just cooks up better
Don’t preheat the skillet. Lay out the bacon strips without overlapping in a cold pan. This helps the fat render slowly, for consistently cooked strips.
Cook over medium heat turning the strips as needed until they reach the desired crispness, around 8 to 12 minutes. Drain well on a paper-towel-lined platter and set aside.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture while I was cooking the bacon. I know you have an inkling on how to cook bacon!

Next combine the salt, pepper, parsley and Worcestershire sauce to the ground beef. It will be easier to combine using your hands. You do not want to overwork the beef, so mix until just combined.

 

Form mixture into 4 patties trying to keep them the same size. Put a thumbprint in the center of each patty for even grilling.

 

We grilled these on the inside today for no other reason than I did not feel like lighting up the grill outside. That would involve removing the grill cover and then re-covering, and that sounded like way to much work.

Grill for about 5 minutes per side on medium high heat. Place the cheese on each slice at about the 3-minute mark on the second side as you are grilling. You want to allow for enough time for the cheese to melt.

If you want to toast your rolls, now is the time! Place on the grill pan with a little bit of butter – 2 – 3 minutes.

It is finally time to build your burgers! Place one patty on each roll. Place 2 slices of bacon on each and then top with the caramelized onions and arugula.

Enjoy!!!!

Recipe

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Bacon Cheeseburger with Caramelized Onions

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 4 Burgers

Bacon Cheeseburger with Caramelized Onions

Ingredients

  • Caramelized Onions:
  • 2 large Onions thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • Salt to taste
  • Burgers:
  • 1 1/2 Ground Beef (we used 85/15)
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 Rolls (we used brioche)
  • 4 slices Gouda cheese
  • 8 slices Bacon
  • 1 1/2 cups Arugula
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Pull out the bacon from the fridge 15 to 20 minutes before cooking. At room temperature, bacon just cooks up better
  2. Don't preheat the skillet. Lay out the bacon strips without overlapping in a cold pan. This helps the fat render slowly, for consistently cooked strips.
  3. Cook over medium heat turning the strips as needed until they reach the desired crispness, 8 to 12 minutes. Drain well on a paper-towel-lined platter and set aside.
  4. While bacon is frying, caramelize onions by melting butter in a cast iron pan or dutch oven. Cook low and slow over a low to medium heat for 30 to 40 minutes. You can also make caramelized onions in a crock pot - see how here - https://oursoutherncharmedlife.com/caramelized-onions-in-the-crock-pot/.
  5. Combine ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, salt and pepper using your hands being careful to not over mix.
  6. Divide into 4 even sized patties. Place a thumbprint in the center of each patty for even grilling.
  7. Preheat the grill. Place burgers on grill over a medium high heat and frill on each side for approximately 5 minutes.
  8. Prior to the burger being fully cooked on second side, place a slice of gouda on each burger.
  9. Once cheese is melted remove from grill.
  10. If you wish to grill the buns, place on the grill for 1 - 3 minutes until lightly toasted.
  11. Place 1 burger on each roll. Top with caramelized onions, 2 bacon strips and arugula. Top with the bun and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: patties
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 730
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.1g 44%
Saturated Fat 15.7g 79%
Cholesterol 220mg 73%
Sodium 1117mg 49%
Total Carbohydrate 31g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 9%
Total Sugars 8.2g
Protein 70.9g
Vitamin D 4mcg 20%
Calcium 293mg 23%
Iron 34mg 189%
Potassium 1006mg 21%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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