JayT said:Yes she is here, I did take out my cast iron the other day and take it or a walk around the house because I miss it. If you don't mash it some before you put the onions on then how do you get them to sit on the ball? Oh, and that was the first two. After them, I figured out to mash them a little more so the onions really stuck in the meat. I should have taken pics of the later ones. Chingon.
Yeah I use a little ice cream scoop just like George in the video.
Plop a loose ball down, season with salt, and pile on super thin onions, then after about 30 seconds, no more, smash it.
It'll be pretty thin and you want to put more onions than might seem necessary as they're so thin.
If the pan is the right temp no more than 45 seconds to a minute a side is done.
More than that and its over cooked.
It takes a bit of doing several times to really get it down perfect.
Last time I did it I ground my own chuck, used just salt, onions, and a squishy bun just like the video.
I purposely avoided using cheese or any other toppings or condiments.
You really taste the beef like never before in a burger.
The onions lend a sweetness to it and enhance the beefy flavor.
Best burger I ever made and ate.
Don't get me wrong, I still love my INO animal style but grinding your own chuck and cooking it at home in cast iron blows any restaurant burger away.
BLOWS THEM AWAY!
Another riff I also tried was subbing super thin sliced jalapeno instead of the onion.
Talk about a come to Jesus moment!
It was so damn good only Jesus Himself could have invented the 'thang.
I'm pretty sure that most of the best 'thangs in life He invented.
C'mon now!
Dude changed water into wine!