Oklahoma Onion Burgers Outdoors on the Grill | Kenji’s Cooking Show

[andrewbryant]

What I like about Kenji is that he could easily have edited it out, but he still decided to take us on a friendly little stroll through his yard to get his spatula

[vladyslavkotov]

fav cooking channel. nothing pre staged, host doesn't act all fake, no script, just a man cooking and talking to us, completely in the flow. beautiful. keep it up Kenji!

[KzHavok]

Kenji living life on the edge using that mandolin slicer without the guard 🫣

[joshrausch]

Throughout all the videos of yours that I've watched, learning techniques and the science behind cooking, the beer step in this was simply magical. You continue to inspire Kenji!

[joshyoung]

The anxiety I was experiencing when you were coming to the end of slicing the onions was palpable! A true professional, you are!

[priayief]

I've watched so many videos of how to make smashed onion burgers, but until I viewed this one, I never realized how "forgivable" they are to cook. I'm going to try this one! Thanks.

[Legz]

It made me smile that you said "Spatula City". UHF is such an underappreciated movie.

[nuggers]

What I really love here is that you prepared two burgers. One is NEVER enough.

[joshlee]

Oklahoma born and raised . The best burger stands are in the country outside the two main cities, especially on lakes. I have a favorite in Disney and Claremore.

There is a large list of the hamburger stand cannon items, but the funniest part is usually this style burger kenji is making just called the "classic" to order a burger without onion you have to ask for "plain" specifically. It will come with onion if you don't ask.

If you want to dive even deeper into regional cooking try an okie hot hamburger it's a true deep cut recipe

Make the burger as described above, but then for buns use texas toast, and a single slice cheese. Top with brown gravy and serve immediately. Eat rapidly before the toast softens.

Best eaten with a classic fried hand pie (I like apple or peach, hushpuppies, and fries with a sweet tea.

[itspodin]

Adding in the metric equivalent really helps out, thank you!

[JohnnyGats]

Originally discovered this burger from George. 100% my go to when I’m making smash burgers. The way the onion carmelize and almost burn is phenomenal 👌

[TheDondoran]

These are probably my favorite burgers to cook for myself or for company. Simple and easy with a lot of breathing room. Just make sure you've got beef no leaner than 80/20, American cheese, and onion. Whatever else you do is up to you. Never thought about pre-smashing and cooking on a grill. That sounds fantastic.

The main thing I do differently from Kenji, here, is that I don't season the meat at all. I slice the onions the same way, but then I salt the onions and let them sit for about 30 minutes, or even an hour. It draws a lot of water out, but it's not really lost. When you smash the onions into the burger, all that liquid kinda seasons the beef as it cooks. I think you get a more "oniony" burger, but the beef still remains distinct. And I just like the texture of the onions more when they're salted ahead of time. But you could probably make one side-by-side with Kenji's and it wouldn't make much difference. It's a very forgiving burger.

If I'm planning on making a lot of these and I'm salting like 4-5 large onions, I actually like to reserve some of the salty onion liquid to either throw on the griddle to help steam when I need it, or I add it to season sauteed veggies if I'm making them as a side (usually zucchini).

[WGGaming]

You’ll be glad to hear that wursthall is still excellent you really built something great for the community

[polythewicked]

Haha, the moment you said spatula, I thought “spatula city!” And you did not disappoint.

[noeldelarosa]

Kenji! My son and I just made these today following your instructions. The burgers were amazing; thank you!

[Rav]

Yes for the shoutout to White Mana in Hackensack!! I’m from the county it’s in. Absolutely legendary burger spot, you can smell the onions when you park your car.

[RS]

Love it Kenji. I have been following since Covid when you made posts in your old restaurant and late at night at home, you have grown your fan base a lot and well deserved.

[spotcube]

Watching you slice that onion on the mandoline so quickly gave me sweaty palms

[agrillingbeerguy]

I was immediately thinking "Spatula City! Spatula City! Spatula City" but then J. Kenji said it under his breath....and I was satisfied. Thank you, for being in the same, nerdy, boat as me.

[boogitybear]

I never get tired of watching people make Oklahoma Onion Burgers! They all do it differently yet they all look so good!