Korean BBQ Burger with Pickled Onions
Spice up your weeknight burger menu with this juicy Korean BBQ Burger with Pickled Onions! Full of flavor and easy to make!
Ingredients
For the burgers:
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1½ tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark sesame oil
- 1 tbsp green onions, chopped finely
- 4 hamburger buns
- Butter lettuce, garnish
- Ketchup, garnish
- Siraracha, garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
For the pickled onions:
- 1 medium red onion, sliced
- ½ apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
For the burgers:
- In a large bowl combine ground beef, brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, salt and pepper. Form into four hamburger patties.
- Preheat a skillet to medium-high heat, add the butter and let it melt. Place the hamburger patties into the skillet and grill for about five minutes on side one, flip, and continue to cook for additional three minutes or until medium-well. Remove hamburger patties from skillet and place on a plate to rest before serving.
- To serve, place a patty on the bottom of a burger bun. Top the patty with lettuce, cheese, ketchup, Sriracha, and pickled onions. Place top hamburger on top and serve.
For the pickled onions:
- In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil and add red onion slices. Boil for about a 1 minute. Drain red onions in a colander and then place red onions in a cold ice bath to keep it from cooking for about a 1 minute.
- In the same saucepan, add apple cider vinegar, salt and red onions. Stir, cover the onions with just enough cold water. Bring to boil for another minute.
- Remove from heat and carefully ladle red onions into a glass jar. Chill until onions become desired pickle taste!
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