Recipes - Burgers with Grilled Onions

BURGERS WITH GRILLED ONIONS

 

Total preparation and cooking time:  30 minutes

1-1/2 lbs.	lean ground beef
1	large sweet onion, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices
	Vegetable oil
	Salt & pepper
4	hamburger buns, split
	Lettuce leaves
	Tomato slices

1. Lightly shape ground beef into four 3/4-inch thick patties.  Brush onion slices with oil.
2. Place patties and onion slices on grid over medium, ash-covered coals.  Grill patties, uncovered, 13 to 15 minutes to medium  doneness (160 degrees F), until no longer pink in center and juices show no pink color.  Turn occasionally.  Grill onions 10 to 12 minutes or until tender, brushing with oil and turning occasionally.
3. Season burgers and onions with salt & pepper as desired.
4. Line bottom of each bun with lettuce.  Place burgers on top of lettuce.  Top with tomatoes and grilled onions.  Close bun.

To toast buns:  Place cut sided down around outer edge of grid.  Grill until lightly toasted.

Nutrition information per serving:  481 calories; 37 g protein; 25 g carbohydrate; 25 g fat; 303 mg sodium; 116 mg cholesterol; 8.3 mg niacin; 0.6 mg vitamin B6; 3.6 mcg vitamin B12; 4.7 mg iron; 8.3 mg zinc.

Courtesy of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.