The burger showing the melted cheese and tomato

The burger showing the melted cheese and tomato

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At that place's nothing ameliorate than a really skilful burger and the central to a flavorful burger is adding flavor to the meat. Caramelized Red Pepper & Onion Burger has caramelized red peppers and onions cooked right into the burger meat itself.

Caramelized red pepper and onion burger on a wheat bun with a slice of tomato on a board with onion rings

Burgers are a very versatile meal; the ground beef is a bare canvas for only about anything you desire to add to it and the more you add the more than flavorful the burger. In that location are just iv ingredients in this burger:  footing beef, caramelized cerise peppers and onions and Worcestershire sauce.

When portioning the burgers, yous get four patties per pound of beefiness. When y'all are done mixing the ingredients dissever the meat evenly into quarters (that style all the patties volition be the aforementioned size).

The burger meat in a bowl showing how to portion into 4

Tip #2

Salt the meat later on the patty is formed because when the salt is mixed with the beef the salt tin suspension downward the muscle protein and the burger will loose moisture.  Another great burger tip is make the patties thinner at the heart and thicker on the edges.

Because burgers typically tend to swell upwards in the center when they cook, this ensures that the burger stays apartment and the toppings won't exist balancing on the top.

A closeup of a burger pattie showing the pepper and onion in the meat

Tip #3

Don't forget to toast the inside of your buns, crispy buns brand for an all-round better burger. I like to toast them under the broiler or directly on the grill.

A burger cooking covered in melted cheese

If you similar to summit your burger with cheese (hey, who doesn't?), melt the burger so the cheese melts. What? Well, at that place'south nothing worse than eating a burger with unmelted cheese, I've seen it and been served this in restaurants.

A great way to cook the cheese fast when cooking the burgers in a pan is tent the burgers with foil. This creates rut and steam and the cheese volition melt easily.

3 burgers on a board with French fries and onion rings

When I don't take an outdoor grill bachelor, I similar to cook my burgers in a cast iron skillet over medium loftier rut. This way you can become the pan nice and hot and it makes the burgers restaurant-mode by acting like the flat top griddle to get a nice crispy sear on the outside.

Don't forget the French chips and onion rings!

More than Burger Ideas:

  • Green Republic of chile Cheeseburger
  • Chipotle Chicken Burger
  • Ruddy White and Blue Cheeseburger

If you've made this Caramelized Red Pepper & Onion Burger or any other recipe leave a comment beneath. I dearest to hear from my readers!

Prep Fourth dimension 10 minutes

Melt Time 38 minutes

Full Time 48 minutes

Ingredients

  • ane medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • ane teaspoons vegetable oil
  • i teaspoon unsalted butter
  • two teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • ane pound (453 grams) ground beef chuck
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • i/4 teaspoon salt
  • Optional toppings: Your favorite cheese, sliced lycopersicon esculentum, lettuce

Instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil and butter. Add the bell pepper and onion and cook, stirring often until softened and golden brown, virtually 30 minutes Add the Worcestershire sauce and mix well. Cook until Transfer to a basin and permit to cool.
  2. To a large mixing bowl add the ground beefiness. Add the cooled peppers, onions, Worcestershire sauce, ground pepper. Mix well and portion into 4 patties virtually 1/2 inch thick. Brand them thicker at the edges.
  3. Common salt the patties after they are formed and permit sit for 10 minutes earlier cooking.
  4. Oestrus a cast iron skillet over medium high heat until it just starts to smoke. Cook the patty for 4 minutes for medium well and turn in one case.
  5. Cook for iii minutes. *run across annotation
  6. If you are adding cheese, add the sliced cheese now and tent with foil then the cheese melts. Melt for a further ane infinitesimal until the cheese is melted. Remove from the pan and allow to rest.
  7. Serve on your favorite bun with your favorite toppings.

Notes

* For medium rare 2 minutes each side, for medium 3 minutes each side, for medium well 4 minutes each side.

Diet Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1 burger
Amount Per Serving Calories 328 Saturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 83mg Sodium 253mg Carbohydrates 4g Fiber 1g Sugar 2g Protein 20g