When it is hotter than blue blazes outdoors,
grilling burgers for dinner is a hot idea.
Now, I know that blue cheese is not for everyone, but it can be quite tasty. And I’m with those who don’t love it, I’ve been one to crinkle my nose up to blue cheese, but Mr. does love it. And he convinced me to give these burgers a try last summer. They are ooey-gooey yummy – a 3 napkin kind of burger – served on a paper plate.
And they are even better tasting when the burgers are cooked on the grill. Check out those grill marks – perfection, eh?
This past weekend, Mr. brought the recipe back out. And we were satisfied, yet again. I, 
of course, watched…there was red wine involved. It’s the least I could do.
Oh, all right, I took pictures of the action, too!
Blue Cheese Burgers with Red Wine Onions
BBQ, Beef, Sandwich, Weber
Prep Time : 0:10 Cook Time : 0:10 Difficulty : Easy Servings : 4 Source : Weber.com
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium red onion, cut into thin half-moons
½ cup dry red wine
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1½ pounds ground chuck (80% lean)
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
4 ounces blue cheese, preferably Blue Castello®, cut into 4 slices
4 soft hamburger buns, split
2 small handfuls mixed baby greens (optional)
Directions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the onion and brown for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook another 5 minutes. Add the wine, thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, and simmer until the liquid cooks off and the onions are fully softened, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat (400° to 500°F).
- Mix the ground chuck, paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper, and then gently form four patties of equal size, each about a ¾ inch thick. With your thumb or the back of a spoon, make a shallow indentation about 1 inch wide in the center of the patties to prevent them from forming a dome as they cook.
- Grill the patties over direct medium-high heat, with the lid closed, until cooked to medium doneness (160°F), 9 to 11 minutes, turning once. During the last 30 seconds to 1 minute of grilling time, place a slice of cheese on each patty to melt, and toast the buns, cut side down, over direct heat.
Remove the burgers from the grill, plate, and top with the blue cheese, tent with aluminum foil and move on to the next step.
Build each burger on a bun with a patty, caramelized onions, and baby greens (if using).
Serve right away. Remember to grab 3 napkins! And that’s how I fell in love with blue cheese burgers on a hot summer day.
Post Inspiration – Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photography Challenge TPC – Outdoors (Frank is always so good about entertaining my twists to the challenge…!) And I was invited by Brian at BushBoyPhoto – (check out his entry today) to join in on Becky B’s Blue July – rules below, I’ll put them down, too, so you can tell me if I hit the mark or not? Special thanks to Brian who told me how to make my photos square shaped! I’m tickled that I learned something new from a fellow blogger ;-)!
Becky’s theme for July is ‘blue‘, and as always it is totally up to you how you interpret the square theme but here are my suggestions for how we might stay connected on our square adventures this month.
- Your photographic square could be a ‘Bolt from the Blue’ – something unexpected or surprising
- Alternatively, why not, like I have today, explore ‘Into the wide blue yonder‘ – sky, sea or maybe a location that is appealingly unknown and mysterious
- Or if you prefer to keep it simple with ‘Blue‘ – whether that’s azure, cobalt, sapphire, cerulean, navy, ultramarine, indigo, or turquoise
- And if you’re feeling particularly adventurous try to combine two of these, or maybe even all three!
Whatever you decide to do, please remember there is a rule if you want to part of the Square Gang and be sure your squares make into the gallery.
Your main photograph must be square!
Hopefully, you can join me in posting daily but if daily is too difficult, then it is okay to post every other day, weekly or even just ‘once in a blue moon‘. As no matter how often you post I will include you in at least one blue gallery (well I will if you keep your photographs square!!).
PS – Are you a blue cheese fan? Have you ever tried red wine onions? Do you like my photos in the square shape? What’s cooking up in your part of the world this Tuesday? Is it raining again, like it is here?
So glad that I could assist Shelley. A great start for Becky’s #Blue #JulySquares.
Don’t save my burger, it’ll be cold by the time I get there 😀 😀 😀
Thank you, Brian! LOL – Nothing but the best for you, we’ll make fresh burgers for you when you arrive. 😉
I’ll even bring some of the Aussie secret ingredient for burgers……beetroot 🙂
Yay!!! That sounds wonderful!
and me too please!
oh this is such a clever blue square . . .we don’t get many recipes. I love it. So glad you could join us
You are a superstar Brian for inviting Shelley 🙂 love the fact I now have recipes too
Looks good but I am more of a ‘shroom kinda person.
Yeah, me too…I’ll have to capture that recipe next time he makes it! 😉
Awesome.
Please send me one of those cheese burgers! They look tasty!
🙂 Special delivery!
Looks like you could start your own cooking show! Looks delicious too (well, for me, minus the blue cheese – cheddar is my favorite). And you could just drink wine and observe and document! That would work for me too 🙂 Happy Tuesday. Sunny and warm here.
Square photos are nice – not sure how you did those, but I know it’s an option on the iPhone. Not sure about my new camera. I may check out Brian’s blog for some tips!
LOL – that’d be funny – but, we’re not quite that good – I just enjoy playing while Mr. does the hard work.
Yay, glad you’re having sun today. Send some my way!
I had no clue that there was just a cropping setting called “square”! LOL – it works great. It’s all in the editing. Yes, check out Brian’s blog – his photos from Australia are great!
Shelley, these look absolutely delicious!!! I will try the black bean version of these (the whole cholesterol thing makes ground beef a no-no for me). I recently tried macerating onions in red wine vinegar to get rid of the worst onion-y taste and I really like it, but using red wine is even more appealing! Plus, there is nothing else to do, but drink the wine you don’t use in the recipe. We wouldn’t want it to go to waste! 🙂
Ooh, that sounds yummy with black beans. I love black bean burgers. The red wine sauce in the recipe is really good at mellowing the onion taste. Cheers to wine not going to waste!
I’ll pass on that particular cheese but do have three different cheeses in my fridge at the moment! I’ll certainly try the red wine onions, gotta be delicious! Zero rain here as usual, Shelley. Send us your rain please! Looking for 102 today, 104 Thursday and Friday. Love! ❤️🌴🌵
LOL – yeah, blue cheese takes a bit to get used to. I’m still not 100% sold, but this recipe does make it easier to like. Aw – I wish I could send some rain – we had a lot. It is finally sunny tonight, for a bit before rain comes our way again. Stay cool – those are HOT temps!
The burger looks delicious, Shelley! Though I don’t like blue cheese. 😁
Thanks, Winnie ;-)!
You’re welcome, Shelley!
Not a blue cheese fan, but those look amazing. I’m really intrigued by the red wine onions. They look like they would pop almost anything. Must try.
Yeah, blue cheese is last on my cheese list. But in Wisconsin – cheeseheads keep giving it a try just to make sure we weren’t missing something. Yes, try the onions, they are delicious!
I’m not a fan of blue cheese, but who doesn’t love a good burger? Those look good to me. Kudos for grilling in the heat.
You know your burgers, so I’m glad you approve! Mr. grills in the winter and the summer – there’s no stopping him, unless it’s too windy and downpouring some kind of precipitation! Not perspiration, precipitation.
These burgers sound delicious, Shelley! I look forward to giving them a try!
Thank you, Donna – a bit of home-sweet-home cooking, hope you enjoy them!
Looks yummy !
Thank you!
I like blue cheese so I am sure that burger must be tasty, tangy and very moist as well!
You’re the only one that said you like Blue Cheese! Mr. is tickled you, too, appreciate his efforts!
Yes I like Blue Cheese especially in salads, either crumbled up or as a dressing. Glad I made Mr.’s day!
🙂
The lead photo did make me smile- love your blue square 🙂 🙂 Not a blue cheese fan, though I don’t mind it cooked sometimes. With those delicious onions, this looks great.
Glad you smiled, Jo! Those onions make it extra delicious and easier to get past the blue cheese. 🙂