Pimento Cheese Burgers Topped with Onion Rings
A Burger topped with pimento cheese and onion rings.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef chuck meat
- ¼ tsp. each kosher salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 4 leaves butter lettuce
- 1 sliced plum tomato
- 4 brioche buns
For the Pimento Cheese:
- 1 cup extra sharp cheddar, finely shredded
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup drained jarred pimentos, minced
- 1 clove grated garlic
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
For the Buttermilk Onion Rings:
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp. each paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
- 1 pinch cayenne
- ¼ tsp. each salt and pepper
- 1 cup whole milk buttermilk
- 1 large onion, sliced in quarter inch rings
Instructions
- Begin by making the Pimento Cheese: Stir all the ingredients together in a bowl, and chill until serving.
- Next, prepare the Buttermilk Onion Rings: In a Dutch oven, heat an inch of vegetable oil to 375 degrees. While the oil heats, mix the flour and spices together and divide the mixture between two bowls. Put the buttermilk in a third bowl. Dip the rings in first one bowl of flour, then the buttermilk, and then into the second bowl of flour. Fry the onion rings, about six at a time, until they're golden brown. Drain the cooked rings on wire rack over a pan, and sprinkle with salt.
- Finally, make the burgers: Sprinkle the beef with the salt and pepper and form it into four patties. Heat a cast iron skillet on high heat. Drizzle the skillet with the oil and cook the burgers until your desired doneness. When the burgers are almost done, top each one with some of the pimento cheese.
- Serve the burgers on the buns with the lettuce, tomato, and onion rings.
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