Triple Onion Brie Burger
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Food:
Beef
Serves:
1
Prep Time:
5 min
Cook Time:
15 min
Have you tried the viral onion smash burger yet? You're going to want to try this one! The onion smash burgers are super easy to make, you just roll your ground beef into a ball, top with thinly shaved onions and then when you smash them on the plancha, the onions cook and caramelize right into the burger. Of course chef Matt couldn't leave it just at that, so this burger has triple the onions of the usual onion smash burger. The burger is topped with a sweet and savoury homemade tomato-onion jam and crispy fried onions. Of course there is lots of melted Brie on the onion smash burgers for extra cheesy goodness, all served up on a toasted brioche bun. This will be your new favourite summer burger recipe.
By:Chef Matt Basile
Ingredients
2 x 3.5oz balls of ground beef
Salt
Pepper
2 shallots
2 tbsp canola oil
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 large white onion
2-3 tbsp canola oil
1/3 cup flour
Oil for frying
1 brioche bun
½ a small wheel of brie
Instructions
Place a small cast iron pan on the plancha, with 2 tbsp canola oil. Finely chop the shallots and add to the pan. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and add to the onions and mix. Allow to cook down and soften, then add in the Worcestershire sauce and balsamic vinegar and mix. Add in the brown sugar and mix to combine, allow to cook and reduce until desire jam-like consistency.
Place a large cast iron pan with canola oil on the centre elevated grill rack to heat up. Using a mandolin or sharp knife, thinly slice half the onion and place in a bowl. Coat with 2-3 tbsp of canola oil and add flour, toss until the onions are well coated. Place the onions in the hot oil and fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove from the oil to a paper towel-lined bowl. Set aside.
Roll the ground beef into two loose balls. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Using a mandolin, slice the onion very thin. Top each ball of ground beef with about 1-2 tbsp of the onions, pressing them a bit into the top of the meat.
Cut the brie into four slices.
Place the burgers onto the plancha as-is. Allow to cook about a minute or two and then using a metal spatula, carefully smash your burgers. Allow to cook another one to two minutes and then flip. Add two slices of brie to each burger, allow to cook through and cheese to melt. Toast your brioche bun.
To build, stack the burgers one on top of each other onto the bottom bun. Top with the tomato-onion jam and crispy onions, add the top bun.
