Jeff's Caramelized Onion Burger

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey or 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken
• 1 large onion
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely minced
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 sauté finely chopped onions on low flame (if you do this step too quickly by using a higher flame your onions will not become tender) with several tablespoons of oil until nicely browned and caramelized (soft but don't over brown).
• 2 in a large bowl mix together the remaining ingredients with the caramelized onions.
• 3 cook the burgers on a medium flame in a frying pan or barbecue until nicely browned.
• 4 top with lettuce, tomato, ketchup, sliced dill pickles, as you like. enjoy!