Oklahoma Onion Burgers

Big Guy and I love to read about new recipes not only in cookbooks, but in newspapers. We recently pulled out one that we had clipped in July. Yes, it was from a real newspaper!

The recipe heralded the meal as being “perfect in its simplicity.” Check. It was a burger with onions. Double check!

The Oklahoma Onion Burger, previously known as a Depression burger, was served in diners with the added onions being perceived to be a better value for a 5-cent burger during the Great Depression. The article that accompanied the recipe stated the following basics: “start with a small ball of ground beef placed atop a griddle, then topped with a large haystack of thinly sliced onions. Aggressively smash the beef into the griddle to spread the burger to overhang the edges of a bun, while simultaneously embedding the onions into the meat.”

I admit I had visions of this style of cooking at White Castle and Steak ‘n Shake while we prepped the ingredients. While we did not use a griddle, our lodge pan worked well. It truly was perfect.