Cheese burgers with onions

 

"Who said burgers need to be in a bun with salad? Fry them up in olive oil with onions; top them with cheese, add any side dish and you are done!" 

 

Ingredients

• as many burgers as you can fit in your pan
• 1 or 2 table spoons of olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• mild cheese - gouda, emmental or cheddar slices

Tools

• medium/large frying pan with lid
• good kitchen knife and chopping board
• wooden spoon

Preparation

• Peel the onion and chop it in half
• Chop each half in 4/5mm thick slices
• Cut the cheese in slices, unless you bought it sliced
• Put the oil in the pan

Cooking

• Heat the oil on medium/high heat
• Add the burgers and cook them slightly on each side
• Add the onions and scatter them around
• Cover with the lid and turn to medium heat - reduce the heat if it gets too dry and the onions start getting brown
• When the onions are soft, turn off the heat, add the cheese on top of the burgers, then cover with the lid
• Serve when the cheese has melted

Serving

• It goes very well with a simple salad, pan-roasted potatoes or buttery carrots
• I like to add a bit of ketchup and/or mustard
• If you feel like being particularly unhealthy, fry up an egg in the same oil, after removing the burgers and onions, and then add it on top - it does give some satisfaction

Tips

Well... not much to say, but as always, the quality of the burger can make a difference. However as you have onions and cheese to go with it, even if they are not the best quality, they will most likely still be pretty tasty. If you like them rare, take them off the pan and cook the onions on their own for a few minutes, then add them back in for the final cheese melting. BTW, without cheese they are pretty good as well!