The Best French Onion Burgers
You'll flip for these juicy grilled beef burgers topped with melted Provolone cheese and mounds of caramelized grilled onions. So good!
Equipment
- Barbecue grill
Ingredients
- 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp thyme
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 pkg dry onion soup mix
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 8 slices Provolone cheese
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 tsp mayonnaise
Instructions
- Peel and slice onions into thin slices.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add onions and thyme to the skillet. Stir to coat onions with the butter.
- Cook onions over medium-low heat, stirring often until onions begin to brown.
- After about 10 minutes, add a couple tablespoons water to prevent onions from sticking and burning.
- Continue cooking onions, adding water when mixture seems dry, until onions turn a deep golden brown.
- When onions are caramelized to a deep golden brown, add a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.
- Continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes until liquid has cooked off.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Remove from heat. Set aside.
- Place ground beef in a mixing bowl.
- Add soup mix and Worcestershire sauce to the beef.
- Mix together and form beef into four patties.
- Spread mayonnaise onto the hamburger buns.
- Heat barbecue grill to 350°.
- Grill beef patties, 7-8 minutes per side or until cooked through.
- Top each patty with a slice pf provolone cheese and a mound of grilled onions.
- Grill each bun until toasted.
- Place a slice of Provolone cheese on each bottom portion of the grilled bun.
- Top with a beef patty and the top half of the buns.
- Serve immediately.