Build a burger

[5ft Diva]

The BBQ season is officially underway!!

So.....this leads me to ask the question: How do you build your burger? Don't hold back, I want to hear all the juicy details.

[5ft Diva]

The burgers that BS grilled up tonight were the inspiration for this thread.

1 hamburger bun
1 hamburger pattie seasoned with Montreal Steak seasoning
cheese
bacon (hot and crispy)
mayo
mustard
ketchup
pickles
tomato
lettuce
mmmm..mmmm...good!!!!!

[Big_Sissy]

mmmm, those were sooo good. I'm still stuffed. I'm having trouble even moving right now. good thing typing doesn't require much effort... although that caps key seems to be eluding me pretty well

[5ft Diva]

[smed]

UMMMM! Bacon on a hamburger YUMMY! YUMM! YUM!

[Dia Minha]

First of all the burger itself has to be very well done, with practically burnt, black, crisp edges. Then top that with ketchup, light mayo, onions (perverably carmalized in advanced), dill pickles, a slice of tomato, and several leaves of lettuce. I like to put my dressings right on the burger and stack everything else in between it and the bun. That way the bun doesn't get soggy. Cheese on the bottom half of the bun is of course always an option and bacon would be a real treat. I don't eat as much bacon as I probably could, because I hate cleaning up the aftermath of cooking it.

Dia

[5ft Diva]

Oh, BS just picked the bacon up at Macey's - precooked - and then laid it on some tin foil on the grill and we were good to go. The only clean up was wadding up the tin foil and tossing it.

You obviously like crunchy. That sounds like a good burger to me, too. Yummm!

How do you carmalize onions?

[Dia Minha]

Oh no. Now you've made bacon easier to come by. What is a WW supposed to do?

To carmalize onions I just thinly slice them and saute them in a bit of olive oil, until they are pretty much cooked to death. The longer you cook them, the more sugar that is released and the sweeter they become. My children and I can eat several onions in one sitting. One of our favorites is to top baked potatoes. Yummy!

Dia

[5ft Diva]

Ohhh, saute'ing onions. That sounds way good. I've never thought to put onions on top of a baked potato. What temperature do you grill/saute'/carmelize yours at?

[Big_Sissy]

I bet we could just add some more tin foil and carmelize them on the grill while we're cooking.

Oh, and let me just tell you that bacon is mmm good. So be warned. I think it's 3.99 per/lbs. You get it back at the meat place. The stuff I got was the mixed up stuff, and it worked well.

[Dia Minha]

Originally Posted by 5ft Diva

Ohhh, saute'ing onions. That sounds way good. I've never thought to put onions on top of a baked potato. What temperature do you grill/saute'/carmelize yours at?

I just use a frying pan on the stove and set it to med-high.

Dia