Venison Burgers w/ Limburger & Onions
These Venison Burgers consist of Dijon mustard, butter & red wine caramelized onions, smoked limburger cheese, and homemade brioche rolls. To simplify this recipe, I'd recommend buying rolls and using sliced onions or coleslaw. Although burgers are a great dish to make your own. So, feel free to mix and match your own favorite ingredients! This would also be good with Swiss, pepper Jack, or blue cheese. I would skip the Dijon if you do blue cheese, though! Lettuce and tomatoes are also classics if you're of the more is more persuasion.
Equipment
- 2 Large Bowls
- Sauté Pan
- Cast Iron Skillet (or BBQ)
- Stovetop
Ingredients
Brioche Rolls
- 240 g. water ~100°F (1 c.)
- 45 g. milk ~100°F (3 tbsp.)
- 6 g. instant yeast (2 tsp.)
- 30 g. sugar (2 ½ tbsp.)
- 2 large eggs (divided, 1 + 1)
- 375 g. bread flour (3 c.)
- 40 g. all-purpose flour (1/3 c.)
- 9 g. salt (1 ½ tsp.)
- 35 g. unsalted butter (2 ½ tbsp.)
- oil to grease baking sheet (or parchment paper)
Caramelized Onions
- 1 yellow onion sliced or diced
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1/3 c. red wine or balsamic vinegar (I used chianti)
Venison Patties
- 1 lbs. venison ground
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 egg
- 1/4 c. bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- dash salt
- dash pepper
Burger
- 1 brioche roll
- 1 venison patty (or patty of choice)
- 2 oz. smoked limburger sliced (8 oz. total for 4 patties)
- dollop Dijon mustart
- 1/4 c. caramelized onions (1 c. total for 4 patties)
Instructions
Prepare Rolls
- This recipe utilizes a lot of things that you can make yourself or buy in a pinch. If you want to make everything from scratch, you will need to start a few hours ahead of time!For a quicker recipe, you can always substitute store-bought burger buns or burger patties of choice.
- Brioche Rolls are the first thing that you will need to begin to prepare because it will take about 4 1/2 hours to rise and get ready to bake. It will also make 8 rolls, while the salmon patties here are going to make 4 servings. You can easily double the ingredients in the salmon patties to fulfill all 8 burger buns.
Caramelize Onions
- Add all of the ingredients to a sauté pan and simmer on low for at least 20 minutes, or until translucent. Make sure to stir occasionally.These can be made ahead of time and refrigerated.
Make Venison Patties
- Combine all of the patty ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Separate into 4 equal-sized portions and form into round patties, about 1/2 inch thick.
- Preheat cast iron skillet on medium-high heat.
- Place patties on the preheated skillet and fry until lightly browned, about 3-5 minutes. Carefully flip and repeat on the other side.
- After flipping the patty, place sliced limburger on the burger to melt. If you have a lid for your cast iron skillet, it can help to use it now in order to melt the cheese more thoroughly.
Assemble Burgers
- Slice the roll in half. Place skillet or directly on the barbecue and toast until golden brown.
- Place the roll on a plate. Top with with Dijon mustard.
- Add caramelized onions to the top half of the roll.
- Add patty to the bottom of the roll.
- Serve immediately.
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- I ordinarily make burgers on the barbecue, but we're supposed to get about 4-8 inches of snow today! Not that I wouldn't grill in the snow. My porch is covered. But, I'm only going to make half of the burgers right now. So, it's going to be more trouble than it's worth to trek outside. But, grilled burgers are also delicious!