Many cooks of Wisconsin and Minnesota consider it patriotic to add extra butter to a dish whenever possible. At drive-ins in these two states, butter is not considered merely a hamburger condiment but an integral component. After studying a slew of burger flippers at work in Milwaukee, we devised the following recipe:
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 6 burgers
Ingredients
Accompaniments:
Preparation
Step 1
Fashion beef into 6 patties no more than 1/4 inch thick and season each patty with salt.
Step 2
Spread bottom half of each bun with 1/2 tablespoon softened butter.
Step 3
On a griddle or in a large heavy skillet fry onions in additional 3 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat, stirring, until barely softened, and push to side of griddle or skillet. Fry burgers, flipping once, about 2 minutes on each side for well-done.
Step 4
Transfer burgers to buttered bun bottoms while still hot (to melt butter) and top with onion, tomato, and lettuce. Spread condiments on bun tops.
Step 5
Serve burgers with plenty of napkins.
