Tangled Up & Blue Burger
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 ¼ lb beef sirloin burger patties
- 4 small sesame seed buns
- 1 tsp olive oil
- S & P
- ¼ cup mayonnaise split in four portions
- ½ red onion thinly sliced (split in four portions)
- 4 slices bacon cooked
- 1 cup microgreens split in four portions
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles extra to the amount in the sauce, split in four portions
Crispy fried onions:
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup buttermilk or milk with a dash of vinegar
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- Cooking oil for frying
Blue cheese sauce:
- ½ cup blue cheese salad dressing
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Start grill, I prefer charcoal.
Make crispy fried onions:
- a. Place buttermilk and sliced onions in a medium bowl to soak for about 15 minutes.
- b. In another medium bowl, mix together flour and cornstarch.
- c. After onions have soaked, dredge them in flour/cornstarch mixture.
- d. In a small saute pan over medium high heat warm enough cooking oil to submerge
- onions.
- e. Fry onions until golden brown and crispy.
- f. Drain on wire rack or paper towel and set aside.
Make blue cheese sauce:
- a. Combine blue cheese dressing, heavy cream and blue cheese crumbles together and set aside.
Grill burgers to desired doneness, adding a mound of the ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles,
- split between the four burgers.
- Assemble burgers: Bottom bun, mayonnaise, red onion slices, burger, slice of bacon,
- ¼ of crispy fried onions, 1 tbsp blue cheese sauce, ¼ of microgreens, top bun.