Campfire Burgers

Wow, talk about a burger that just rocketed to the top of our favorite-to-make list. These campfire burgers are just packed with flavor, inside and out. The patties are not boring, combining ground beef with cheese, bacon, Worcestershire sauce and just a hint of smokiness. And then there’s the caramelized onions. Caramelized onions are a wonderful thing but adding balsamic vinegar to them makes them spectacular. And finally, a lightly smoky creamy sauce to top it all off. These burgers are messy, which keeps with my motto: messier is better.

Campfire Burgers

Make Extra Onions. And Sauce.

I recommend making more of the onions than the recipe for these campfire burgers calls for. As in doubling it. On the off-chance that you have leftover onions they are also fantastic on grilled hot dogs. I also recommend making more of the sauce. It’s great to have on hand for, well, hot dogs again, but also po boy sandwiches or even as a dipping sauce for chicken nuggets.

I like to use a burger press when I make burgers. It, in combination with some patty papers, enables me to crank out a whole bunch of equally-sized burger patties in no time at all with little cleanup.

Also try my chili crunch burgers.

Campfire Burgers
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Campfire Burgers

These campfire burgers are just packed with flavor, inside and out. The patties are not boring, combining ground beef with cheese, bacon, Worcestershire and just a hint of smokiness.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword burgers
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 burgers
Calories 643kcal

Ingredients

For the Caramelized Onions

For the Campfire Sauce

For the burgers

Instructions

For the Caramelized Onions

  • Heat the oil in large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the onions and sprinkle with salt.
  • Toss to coat and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often, until the onions are brown and caramelized.
  • Add the balsamic vinegar, stir, and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.

For the Campfire Sauce

  • Whisk all ingredients until smooth.

For the burgers

  • Fire up your grill for direct and indirect cooking.
  • Place meat into a large bowl.
  • Add all of the remaining ingredients except for the buns and mix well.
  • Form into 4 equally-sized patties.
  • Grill as desired.
  • Assemble the burgers by adding cooked patties to the bun bottoms. Add onions and plenty of the Campfire sauce.
  • Serve with plenty of napkins!

Nutrition

Calories: 643kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 1071mg | Potassium: 559mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 143IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 175mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

French Onion Hot Dogs

Yeah, now we’re talking about some great hot dogs! Savory and sweet. All-beef dogs smothered in caramelized onions (well worth the 30 or so minutes they take to make), melted Swiss cheese, and topped with thyme. French onion hot dogs are amazingly tasty, and a taste unlike your standard yellow mustard dog. You’ll be very happy devouring one of these.

French Onion Hot Dogs

The Onions Are The Star Of The Show

I used Vidalia onions for a little sweeter flavor, but any sweet or white onion will do on these French Onion hot dogs. Shallots would be great too, though you’re going to need a good handful or two of them. In a pinch, red onions will work just nicely also.

Also try my Greek hot dogs.

Why stop at hot dogs? You can make French onion hamburgers too!

French Onion Hot Dogs
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French Onion Hot Dogs

French onion hot dogs are amazingly tasty, and a taste unlike your standard yellow mustard dog. You’ll be very happy devouring one of these.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword hot dogs
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 336kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Halve the onions and slice thin. Add to skillet and stir to coat in oil. Spread the onions out and let cook for 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the sugar and a few good pinches of salt.
  • Let the onions cook for about 30 minutes, making sure they don’t get dry (if they do, add a bit more oil). Do not stir them too much, the idea is get them good and browned and soft.
  • When the onions are just about done add a few splashes of Balsamic vinegar, to taste. Stir.
  • Cook dogs as desired and lightly toast the buns if you wish.
  • Place dogs into buns. Divide the onions and cheese between the dogs. If you want the cheese to get good and melted, throw the dogs under the broiler for a minute.
  • Sprinkle tops with thyme and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 564mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 249mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.