Oklahoma Onion Burgers

The Flip

After about 2-3 minutes those edges should be brown and crusty. Flip everything onions and all in one go. Scrape up any crispy bits they’re gold!

Steam Those Buns

Put your buns right on top of the burgers let them steam for just a minute. Gets them all warm and soft.

Cheese Time

Move those buns add your cheese let it get melty about 30 seconds. Then stack everything up your burger’s ready to go!

Pro Tips

Use a stiff metal spatula for smashing no bendy plastic here! Leave those patties alone after smashing more touching means less juice. And that steam step with the buns? Don’t skip it makes them taste fresh baked but watch them they get soggy if you leave them too long.

Serve It Up

Keep it classic with just mustard and pickles that’s how they do it in Oklahoma. Want fries? Go for it! Onion rings? Even better! This isn’t health food it’s soul food make it count.

Make It Your Own

Try different cheeses switch up your toppings play with seasonings. Just don’t mess with that onion-to-meat ratio or the smashing technique that’s what makes it an Oklahoma burger! Once you nail this recipe you’ll be craving it all the time.