How to Make an Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger with George Motz

Today, we're visited by burger scholar and extraordinaire, George Motz, who shows us how to make the legendary Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger with just five ingredients!

Motz says, "One of the burgers I’ve become known for is something that I did not invent. It’s a very basic burger called the Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger. It is probably one of the most important hamburgers in hamburger history, because back in the beginning, to flavor burgers, they would simply take onions and then put them either in or on the burger. Onions predate ketchup, predate cheese, everything else."

Ingredients:
-Martin's Sandwich Potato Rolls
-75/25 prime chuck from Schweid & Sons (two 3-oz. balls)
-American Cheese
-Thin-sliced sweet Vidalia onions
-Salt
-(Optional) Pickles

George Motz is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, founder of the Food Film Festival, author of 4 burger books including The Great American Burger Book, a regional hamburger cookbook. He is currently the host of Complex Media's Burger Scholar Sessions on First We Feast. The NY Times has called him the foremost authority on burgers and he is currently hard at work on opening his very own burger joint. George lives in Brooklyn, NY with his 2 children and a large collection of outdoor grilling equipment.

George on Instagram: @motzburger

[travistotle]

George: "This is a simple burger, all you need is five ingredients!"
Me: "Sweet, I can make this tonight!"
George: "...and a deli slicer!"
Me: "bloody hell..."

[Taureg]

Ever since Wolverine retired I can't stop watching his cooking videos

[Jimothyscrye]

Oklahoman here, thank you so much for keeping the legacy of God's perfect burger alive.

[rlbijster]

I made a double Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger for the fist time this evening. 80/ 20 organic beef chuck, salt, onions and American cheese. Unfortunately, we can't get potato rolls here in The Netherlands. Nonetheless, warmed up my bun as in the video. This is an excellent method of making a burger, so simple and the results are so irresistably tasty. With the house still smelling of fried onions and beef, I now want another one.

[friedchicken]

I honesty feel so bad for people who don't like onions, they are missing out on so much :(

[reggie]

I set off my smoke detector just watching this video

[mrmoshpotato]

Someone has a great ventilation system in that room.

[mikescags]

Watched the video a half dozen times then ran to the grocery store.. This has changed the way i think of a burger. Wife, wids neighbours and friends all fell in love with this... Me, i dream about it now.. thanks Motz!

[clackstonbiaar]

Just tried this; ate 2 doubles and I’m in heaven. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘 🍔

[El_Lu-Shin]

I'm from Chile, but one of my favorite places to eat burgers (named Fuente Reñaca) sells the most amazing smashburgers and they use Martin's Potato Rolls, which are not very common around my country. I absolutely love the squishy bread, the perfect container for a great burger! Today I ordered a double from there. Delicious!

[ImInLoveWithBulla]

I made these today. A couple notes: instead of a mandolin, you can in a pinch use the widest side of a box cheese grater for the onions. They won’t be paper thin, but they’ll be close. I was a bit skeptical of the whole purist approach with no toppings besides a pickle or two, but as soon as I bit into it, it was the most burger-tasting burger I have ever tasted. To me, it tasted of racetrack or state fair food stands. Any place that has one of those white corrugated plastic diner menus with black stick-on letters and red numbers.

[tomfox]

George Motz needs his own show. Its unreal how entertaining he is just being straight up about burgers. Martins ad department killed it going to him

[williammckean]

PA native here, with family in Chambersburg. Many burger and sandwich crafters serve only Martin's rolls. I serve my pulled pork on both the regular burger buns and their slider rolls. They're part of the recipe. The fact that they're shipped as far as Chile is a testament in itself.

[garciniegas]

OMG I had this video waiting for 2 weeks and now I made it. So simple delicious that immediately I repeat it again! Onebof my favorites, and the easiest to cook!!❤

[wadexinduction]

Nobody:

George on every burger: This is probably one of the most important burgers in burger history.

[Corinari]

This man looks like someone tried to draw Hugh Jackman from memory

[darinstgeorge]

I finally got a mandolin and made one of these properly and it is hands-down my favorite burger I’ve ever eaten! Thanks, George!

[teachtaire]

Thank you for visiting Dublin, Ireland

[BigBrownTruck]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Pert near made me cry. God bless America!

[LordBathtub]

Love George, seems like a really chill guy until you ask him anything about a burger then you get an empassioned 40 minute speech on why they're the best lol