Caramelized WHAT......... Caramelized Onion Burgers

You may think no bun burgers may be drab but who needs buns when you have so much flavour

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PREP TIME:10mins COOK TIME:15MINS TOTAL TIME:25mins SERVING:4 PEOPLE

Ingredients

FOR THE CARAMELIZED ONIONS

4 large onions

2 tbsp salted butter

2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp garlic salt

Salt & garlic to taste

FOR THE BURGER PATTIES

1 tbsp garlic salt

1 tsp chili flakes

1 tsp paprika

500g good-quality beef mince

1 egg

1 tbsp olive oil

Half caramelized onion mixture (cooked)

FOR THE BURGERS

1 packet diced bacon

4 thick slices of red Leicester cheese

Left over caramelized onions

Mixed lettuce

Instructions

FOR THE CARAMELIZED ONIONS

1. Cut onions into thin slices

2. Place all ingredients into a frying pan on a medium heat

3. Cook until golden brown about 8-10mins

4. Separate half the onions, put one half to the side to use as a garnish

FOR THE BURGER PATTIES

1. Preheat oven to 180 °C

2. Dice half the caramelized onion mixture up and place all ingredients into a bowl

3. Mix all ingredients well together

4. Roll patties mixture into 4 separate round balls

5. Place burger patties in oven – 6 minutes each side

FOR THE BURGERS

1. Cook bacon on medium heat for about 5-10 mins

2. 1 minute before burgers are ready place a slice of cheese on each one

3. Once the cheese has melted, take out the oven and ensemble each burger equally – caramelized onions, bacon bits and top off with a handful of lettuce