Categories: Burgers
Ingredients
- Goody-Goody Sauce:
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp celery seeds
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Burgers:
- 2 small to medium onions
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
- 8 slices American cheese
- 4 large soft rolls
- Sliced dill pickles
- Chopped iceberg
Directions
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In a small saucepan with a lid, melt the butter over very low heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is sweet, light golden and very soft, about 1 hour. Add the tomatoes, celery seeds, salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes soften and the sauce thickens, about 3 hours more. Using a blender, puree the sauce. Transfer to squeeze bottles. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
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Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high.
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Using a mandolin, shave the onions as thinly as possible.
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In a bowl, season the beef with salt and pepper; form into 4 equal portions. Roll the meat into balls.
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Drizzle the oil in the skillet or over the meat. Place the meat in the skillet, spacing the balls about 3 inches apart; top each with one-quarter of the onions. Using a spatula, press the onions into the meat until flattened into patties. Cook the patties for 3 to 4 minutes, then flip them over. Pressing the patties often with a spatula, cook for 2 minutes. Top each patty with 2 slices of cheese. Cook until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes more.
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Build the burgers with the roll bottoms, pickles, lettuce, patties, sauce and roll tops.