These burgers have few ingredients but are packed with flavor. The trick is in the cooking method. Try them, and you may not go back to regular burgers again.

 

Yield: 4 servings

 

Ingredients:

Burgers:

1 lb. ground beef

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 tablespoon oil

8 teaspoons mustard

1 head garlic, roasted (recipe below)

4 burger buns

Lettuce

Pickled onions (recipe below)

Coleslaw, or your favorite condiment

Pickles and tomatoes, or your favorite garnishes

 

Roasted garlic:

1 head garlic, top cut off

Olive oil for drizzling

 

Pickled red onions:

2 small red onions, sliced thinly

1 cup white wine vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon kosher salt

 

Directions:

To prepare garlic, preheat oven to 350°F.

Place garlic in a muffin tin.

Drizzle with olive oil and cover tightly with aluminum foil.

Bake for 1 hour.

Once cool, squeeze cloves out of peels and mash to form a spread.

To prepare pickled onions, place onions in a heatproof bowl.

In a small saucepan, boil vinegar, sugar, and salt.

Pour mixture over onions.

Let cool completely, then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for 2 hours, up to one month.

To prepare burgers, divide cold meat into 8 balls.

Season with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a nonstick skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat.

Working in batches, place balls into pan.

Sear for 30 seconds, then place a square of parchment paper on top of ball and smash it down, using back of a metal spatula.

Spread 1 teaspoon mustard and some roasted garlic spread onto uncooked part of each burger.

After 3 minutes, when first side is completely browned, flip burger and sear second side for 3 minutes, until browned.

Layer burgers to create 4 stacks.

Spread desired condiments onto buns.

Fill each bun with lettuce, pickled onions, desired garnishes, and one burger stack.