- prep: 40 min
- cook: 2 hr
- total: 2 hr 40 min
Summary
In our never-ending quest for the best burger, we think we've hit on an outstanding version that requires nothing more than a trip to the supermarket and a short sojourn in the freezer for the bacon. Sure, there are those DIY purists who are going to buy several different beef cuts from a high-end butcherif not butcher the beef themselves from their own grass-fed steerthen coarsely grind it with their own sterilized meat grinder, but most of us just want an easy recipe for a really great backyard burger. Burger-meisters might be shocked, but this burger does best by being cooked a bit more slowly, over indirect heat. So sit back, pop open a cold one, and let these burgers baste themselves into a sublime place. Editor's Note: This recipe is part of Gourmet's Modern Menu for Burger Bash. Menu also includes Homemade French Fries with Five Dipping Sauces and Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds onions (2 large), sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rings
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 pound sliced bacon, frozen 1 hour
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 to 8 thin slices extra-sharp Cheddar
- 4 hamburger buns or alternatives such as kaiser or brioche rolls
- Sliced tomato
- Soft-leaf lettuce leaves or baby arugula
- An instant-read thermometer
Instructions
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Nutrition

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 731 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 40 g 61.83%
- Saturated Fat: 15 g 75.28%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 127 mg 42.36%
- Sodium: 1135 mg 47.29%
- Calcium: 252 mg 25.16%
- Potassium: 884 mg 25.26%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 8 mg 44.94%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 31 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 11 g 45.66%
- Sugar: 5 g
- Protein: 65 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 41.39%
- Vitamin C 90.19%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
- Exchange - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables3
- Exchange - Lean Meat8
- Exchange - Alcohol0
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total2 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total8 oz-eq