Section 4- Dressed for the Occasion

Just like a person gets dressed to go out a hamburger relies on the dressings to enhance its flavor and appeal.  This section will cover the main dressings that accompany the hamburgers.

• First the onions need to be caramelized.  Get a full onion and cut it once horizontally and once vertically. This creates 4 sections. Each burger will use ½ of a section, so this is enough onions for 8 burgers. 

• Take a section and cut across the shorter side. Repeat this for the other remaining sections.

• Take a cast iron skillet and warm on high heat. Pour in 1 table spoon extra virgin olive oil to coat the skillet.

• Once the skillet is heated place the onion slices into the skillet, making sure that the slices do not over lap. Reduce the heat to about medium-low and slowly cook the onions, flipping them every minute or so till they are a nice golden brown.

• Once finished take out a plate to place the onions on so they can cool.

• Next up is the mushrooms. Open a pack of mushrooms and cut them into slices.

• Taking the cast iron skillet place it onto the stove and warm it on high heat.  Pour 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil into the skillet to get a nice coating.

• Once the skillet it hot place the mushroom slices into the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on high heat till the bottom is browned. Flip the mushrooms and cook again for a1- 2 minutes till golden brown. When finished place the mushrooms on a plate to cool.

• Now it’s time to cook the bacon.  Take out a non-stick skillet and warm on high heat. Get out the bacon. Each Burger uses one slice each, so get out as many as burgers you will be eating. 

• Once the skillet is heated, place the bacon into it and lower the temperature to the second highest setting.  Cook till the edges start to turn a gold brown and then flip. Let this side cook till it is a light gold brown. Flip and cook till it is a nice crisp red brown.  Take out of the skillet and place on a paper towel to drain the grease.

• After this the lettuce and tomatoes will need to be cut and sliced.