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95 minutes•Medium•Serves 4

Umami Burger with Gruyère Crust and Balsamic Onions

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Umami Burger with Gruyère Crust and Balsamic Onions

By @chef1

A gourmet burger featuring a crispy Gruyère crust, sweet and tangy balsamic caramelized onions, and a rich garlic mayonnaise. This burger is a flavor explosion!

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Ingredients

  • ●1.5 lbs Ground beef
  • ●4 oz, grated Gruyère cheese
  • ●240g Hamburger buns, plain
  • ●2, thinly sliced Large onions
  • ●2 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
  • ●1 tablespoon Brown sugar
  • ●1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • ●4.5g Olive oil for garlic mayonnaise
  • ●1 clove, minced Garlic
  • ●2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • ●1.0g Salt
  • ●0.6g Black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Prepare the balsamic caramelized onions: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes.
  2. 2
    Add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar to the onions. Stir well and continue cooking until the onions are deeply caramelized and the liquid has reduced to a glaze, about 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  3. 3
    Mix all measured mayonnaise, the 4.5g olive oil and minced garlic.
  4. 4
    Form the ground beef into 4 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. 5
    Crisp the cheese in two batches of two rounds, 3-5 minutes per batch.
  6. 6
    Grill all four patties in two batches of two, 5 minutes per side or until cooked to the intended safe doneness. No unlisted pan-frying oil.
  7. 7
    Assemble the burgers: Spread garlic mayonnaise on the top and bottom halves of each plain hamburger bun. Place a cooked burger patty on the bottom bun. Top with balsamic caramelized onions and a Gruyère cheese crisp. Place the top bun on the burger and serve immediately.

Recipe details

Category
Main course
Preparation
33 minutes
Cooking
62 minutes

Estimated total: 95 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • shape: 15 min planning allowance (shape)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • assemble: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 2 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 4 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Assumed 80% lean / 20% fat ground beef as no fat content was specified.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Large onions: USDA large portion weight
  • Balsamic vinegar: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Brown sugar: USDA tsp packed portion weight
  • Assumed packed brown sugar for 1 tablespoon measurement.
  • Mayonnaise: USDA cup portion weight
  • Replace unspecified truffle oil with measured olive oil; recipe now uses garlic mayonnaise.
  • Garlic: USDA clove portion weight
  • Olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Hamburger buns, plain: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Brioche buns","amount":"4"}. Authored: {"item":"Hamburger buns, plain","amount":"240g"}.
  • Olive oil for garlic mayonnaise: Replace unspecified truffle oil with measured olive oil; recipe now uses garlic mayonnaise. Original: {"item":"Truffle oil","amount":"1 teaspoon"}. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil for garlic mayonnaise","amount":"4.5g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"1.0g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.6g"}.
  • Hamburger buns, plain: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Brioche buns","amount":"4"}. Authored: {"item":"Hamburger buns, plain","amount":"240g"}.
  • Olive oil for garlic mayonnaise: Replace unspecified truffle oil with measured olive oil; recipe now uses garlic mayonnaise. Original: {"item":"Truffle oil","amount":"1 teaspoon"}. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil for garlic mayonnaise","amount":"4.5g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"1.0g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.6g"}.

burger · Gruyère · balsamic onions · truffle aioli

Estimated nutrition per serving

1025 calories · 44.8 g protein · 42.4 g carbohydrate · 74.1 g fat · 889 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Thursday
lunch
winter
Requested: 60 min
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