*Makes 4 Burgers
Ingredients
Fried Onions:
- 2 onions (yellow, white, or red) chopped or halved and thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Secret Sauce:
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp ketchup
- 2 tsp sweet green relish
- 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp white vinegar
Cheese burgers:
- 1lb ground bison
- Kosher salt
- prepared yellow mustard
- 4 slices cheddar
- 4 small, soft white hamburger buns (such as Wonder), warmed in the microwave
- 4 slices tomato
- 4 small leaves green leaf lettuce
Place the onions in a large nonstick skillet. Drizzle with oil. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to a medium and continue cooking, stirring often, until the onions are nicely browned, about 25 minutes.
For the sauce, in a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, sugar, and vinegar. (makes about 1/4 cup.)
You can refrigerate the onions and sauce until needed. When you're ready to eat, put the onions and 2 tablespoons of sauce (or more/less to taste) in a small skillet and warm over medium heat. or microwave until warm. Or stir together and serve cold.
For the burgers, heat a large cast-iron or heavy skillet (or the flat side of a cast-iron griddle if you have one) over medium for at least 15 minutes.
Divide the meat into 4 equal portions and gently form loose (not compacted) balls. sprinkle the tops with salt. Squirt a generous dollop (about 2 teaspoons) of mustard on each ball. Place the balls 2 at a time in the hot skillet, mustard sides down. Cook undisturbed for 1 minute.
Using two metal spatulas, crisscrossed to give you leverage, quickly flatten each ball with a firm "smash" to form patties that are 4 inches in diameter and about 3/4 inch thick. cook for 2 1/2 minutes. Carefully flip the burgers, using one of the spatulas to scrape up any crusty brown bits with the meat. Top each patty with a cheese slice. Cook until the burgers are no longer pink inside and their juices run clear, or until a digital thermometer reads 160 degrees Fahrenheit, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Place 1 patty on the bottom half of each bun. Top each with saucy onions, tomato, lettuce, and ketchup (in that order). Cover with the cop halves of the buns.
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