Ingredients
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3/4 pound regular ground beef
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 cup finely minced onion
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3 tablespoons mayonnaise
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2 tablespoons ketchup
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1 tablespoon relish
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2 soft white or brioche hamburger buns
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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2 dill pickles sliced thin
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2 beefsteak tomato slices about 1/4”thin
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4 crisp leaves fresh iceberg lettuce, torn to fit the bun
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1/4 cup French’s mustard
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4 slices American Cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Form meat into four 3 oz patties, thin and slightly bigger than the size of your bun.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onions and 1/2tsp salt to skillet. Cook while stirring occasionally until onions are well browned and sweet, about 10 minutes.
- Once onions begin to sizzle heavily and appear done add 1 tablespoon water. Continue cooking until water evaporates and onions start sizzling again. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside while leaving any residual butter in the pan.
- To make the burger and fry topping, add mayonnaise, ketchup and relish to a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Season the patties with salt and pepper. Preheat pan on high and add the patties to the pan.
- Cook on one side until well browned and crusty, 2 minutes. While they are cooking, spread about a tablespoon of mustard on the raw side. Flip and cook the mustard side for another minute.
- Put the buns in the oven for a minute until just the slightest bit toasted. In the onion pan add 1/2 tablespoon butter and toast the buns for a few seconds. Add the sauce to each half of the bun.
- Top the burger, from the bottom up: Add 4-5 slices of pickles, then one slice of tomato and lettuce. Top each meat patty with a slice of cheese and half the caramelized onions. Stack two patties together and add on top of the lettuce. Top with bun.
