Burgers with red onion marmalade and Maytag Blue Cheese

By kimvess

Ingredients

• Red Onion Marmalade:
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 red onions, cut in half, then cut into 1/4-inch•wide slices
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• Kosher salt and freshly
• Ground black pepper Quick Aïoli:
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Burgers:
• 1 1/2 lbs 85%-lean ground beef chuck
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 4 whole wheat burger buns, split in half
• 4 ounces Maytag blue cheese, crumbled
• 3 cups baby arugula

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from curtisstone.com

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and continue cooking until onions are tender, about 12 minutes.

Sprinkle sugar over onions. Add wine and vinegar and bring to a simmer.

Simmer until liquid evaporates and mixture becomes slightly syrupy, about 15 minutes. Season marmalade to taste with salt and pep¬per. Keep warm until serving.

Meanwhile, make the quick aïoli:

Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard and garlic in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To prepare the burgers:

Prepare barbecue for medium-high heat.

Form ground beef into four 6-ounce patties on baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Flatten patties so they are slightly larger than diameter of buns.

Drizzle patties with a little oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Grill patties, oiled-side-down, until browned on bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn patties over and top with cheese. Cook 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium-rare* doneness. If necessary, close grill to help melt cheese.

Brush cut sides of buns lightly with olive oil and grill, oiled-side-down, until lightly toasted with grill marks, about 1 minute.

Remove buns and burgers from grill and allow burgers to rest for 3 minutes.

To assemble burgers:

Spread aïoli over bun bottoms. Mound arugula over bun bottoms.

Place burgers atop arugula. Top with generous amount of marmalade and then bun tops.

Serve immediately.