Gourmet to go: Super Oz Burgers
Wed, September 17 2008
Ingredients:
1 tbsp. Cooking oil
3 Thinly sliced medium onions
6 Large eggs (optional)
3/4 cup Finely chopped onion
1/3 cup Fresh bread crumbs
1 Large egg, fork-beaten
2 tbsp. Barbecue sauce
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1 lb. Lean ground beef
6 Hamburger buns, split
1/3 cup Barbecue sauce
14 oz. Can of sliced beets (12 – 18 slices)
6 Slices of cheddar cheese
2 Sliced medium tomatoes
6 Crisp bacon slices, cooked almost
6 Green leaf lettuce leaves
Method:
Preheat barbecue to medium. Heat cooking oil on griddle or in large castiron pan on barbecue. Add onion. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Remove onion to medium bowl. Cover to keep warm. Reduce heat to medium-low. Break 3 eggs onto same griddle. When eggs start to set, add about 1 tbsp. (15 mL) water. Cover. Cook for about 1 minute until egg whites are set and yolks reach desired doneness, adding more water if needed. Remove eggs to plate. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining 3 eggs. Combine next 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add ground beef. Mix well. Divide and shape into 6 patties, about 5 inches in diameter. Increase heat to medium. Cook patties on greased grill for about 6 minutes per side until no longer pink inside.
Place buns, cut-side down, on greased grill. Toast until lightly browned. Spread second amount of barbecue sauce on bottom half of each bun. Top each with patty, onion, beets, cheese, egg, tomato, bacon and lettuce. Cover with top half of each bun.
Makes 6 burgers.
Preheat barbecue to medium. Heat cooking oil on griddle or in large castiron pan on barbecue. Add onion. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Remove onion to medium bowl. Cover to keep warm. Reduce heat to medium-low. Break 3 eggs onto same griddle. When eggs start to set, add about 1 tbsp. (15 mL) water. Cover. Cook for about 1 minute until egg whites are set and yolks reach desired doneness, adding more water if needed. Remove eggs to plate. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining 3 eggs. Combine next 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add ground beef. Mix well. Divide and shape into 6 patties, about 5 inches in diameter. Increase heat to medium. Cook patties on greased grill for about 6 minutes per side until no longer pink inside.
Place buns, cut-side down, on greased grill. Toast until lightly browned. Spread second amount of barbecue sauce on bottom half of each bun. Top each with patty, onion, beets, cheese, egg, tomato, bacon and lettuce. Cover with top half of each bun.
Makes 6 burgers.
