Saveur's Aussie Burger

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces ground beef
• 1 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 slices yellow onions, 1/4-inch thick
• 2 canned pineapple rings
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 slices aged cheddar cheese (or yellow cheddar)
• 2 eggs
• 2 hamburger buns, toasted
• 2 leaves lettuce, preferably bibb
• 4 slices canned pickled beets
• 2 slices beefsteak tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine beef, chile flakes, and garlic. season with salt and pepper. form beef into two 1" thick patties and transfer to a plate. heat butter in an 8" nonstick skillet over medium heat. add onion slices and cook, flipping occasionally, until browned (but not falling apart), 8–10 minutes. remove skillet from heat; set onions aside.
• 2 prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire or heat a gas grill to medium-high (or heat a tablespoon of canola oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat).
• 3 brush pineapple with 2 tablespoons oil; grill, flipping once, until lightly browned. transfer pineapple to a plate and set aside.
• 4 grill burgers, flipping once, until cooked to desired doneness, about 10 minutes total for medium rare. during the last minute of cooking, top burgers with cheese; let melt. move burgers to a plate.
• 5 meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a 10" nonstick skillet over medium heat. add eggs; cook, covered, until yolks are just set, about 4 minutes. to bottom half of each bun, add lettuce, beets, tomato, onion slice, pineapple, and a burger. top each with an egg; add top half of bun. add the condiments you like and enjoy!