Caramelized Beer-Onion and Bacon Burgers

Name: Caramelized Beer-Onion and Bacon Burgers
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 85 grams slices (about each) Cheddar or American cheese; 340 grams bottle pilsner style beer; 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drippings reserved; 4 kaiser rolls or crusty rolls, split; 680 grams lean (at least 80%) ground beef; 0 teaspoons pepper; 8 leaves red leaf lettuce or red romaine lettuce; 1 teaspoons salt; 680 grams large sweet onions, thinly sliced (about; 4 slices tomato

Need a dairy free main course? Caramelized Beer-Onion and Bacon Burgers could be a great recipe to try. One serving contains 708 calories, 52g of protein, and 35g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. Head to the store and pick up ground beef, romaine lettuce, beer, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

In 10-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon bacon drippings over medium-high heat.

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Add onions; cook about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened.

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Onion

Reserve 1/2 cup of the beer. Stir remaining beer into onions.

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Onion

Beer

Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden and liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes. Cool.

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Onion

Meanwhile, roughly chop 4 slices of the cooked bacon; set aside. Roughly chop half of the onion mixture; stir into chopped bacon.

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Cooked Bacon

Bacon

Onion

In medium bowl, stir chopped onion and bacon mixture into beef.

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Onion

Beef

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Add salt and pepper. Shape beef mixture into 4 large patties, thinner at center and thicker at edges for even cooking.

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Beef

In 10-inch skillet, heat remaining bacon drippings over medium-high heat.

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Bacon Drippings

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Add patties; cook 8 minutes for medium-rare, 10 minutes for medium, 12 minutes for medium-well, turning once. After turning, add reserved 1/2 cup beer to burgers, then top burgers with cheese. Cover skillet to melt cheese.

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Cheese