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Beer Cheese Burgers with Crispy Onions

April 23, 2015 By betsy 5 Comments

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Beer cheese is definitely in my top 3 favorite types of cheese. This stuff is like liquid gold! It’s great on everything from pretzels to pasta. Even burgers! These juicy beauties are topped with gooey beer cheese and crispy onions. A winning combination. 

Beer Cheese Burgers with Crispy Onions

With the weekend fast approaching, I’ve got junk food on the brain. So what if I’m one of those people who eats salad 5 days a week then binges on french fries and beer on the weekends? That’s still considered moderation right?

Beer Cheese Burgers With Crispy Onions

For this edition of Betsy’s-stuff-your-face weekend recipe, I decided to mix the booze into the food. I present to you, beer cheese burgers! Served on pretzel buns and topped with fried stuff, naturally.
burger with crispy onions oozing cheese

There’s a restaurant in town that makes beer cheese everything which inspired this recipe. Since I had both beer and cheese in the fridge, I decided to make some myself. It’s actually pretty simple to make, and you can use the leftover beer cheese to dip your fries in.

Don’t forget to wash it all down with more beer and chocolate frozen yogurt topped with crushed Heath bar!

Yes, I did that, and no, I don’t feel guilty.

Happy Eating!
Beer Cheese Burgers with Crispy Onions

Beer Cheese Burgers with Crispy Onions
4.17 from 12 votes
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Beer Cheese Burgers with Crispy Onions

Hot beer cheese slathered on a juicy burger is exactly the way to indulge at dinner time. 

Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 606 kcal
Author Betsy Life

Ingredients

For the beer cheese

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 bottle beer I used Sam Adams Summer Ale
  • 4 ounces sharp cheddar shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

For the crispy onions

  • 1 sweet onion thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • oil for frying

For the burger

  • pretzel buns
  • hamburger patties grilled

Instructions

To prepare the beer cheese

  1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until a smooth paste forms. Pour in beer, whisking constantly. Add cheese, a little at a time, whisking until a smooth sauce forms.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in mustard and hot sauce.

To prepare the crispy onions

  1. I used only enough oil to cover the bottom of a small skillet. Heat oil over medium high heat.
  2. Whisk together egg and milk in a small bowl. In another small bowl, whisk together flour, chili powder, salt and pepper.
  3. Working in small batches, dip onion slices into egg mixture, then coat in flour mixture. Shake off excess then place in oil and fry, turning once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
  4. Drain on a paper towel and repeat with remaining onion slices.

To assemble the burgers

  1. Place burger patty on pretzel bun. Top with beer cheese and crispy onions. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Beer Cheese Burgers with Crispy Onions
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 606 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Sodium 573mg24%
Carbohydrates 50g17%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 29g58%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Comments

  1. Josh says

    April 26, 2019 at 7:44 pm

    Too many ads. I wanted to try your recipe. It looks delicious. I’ll go to a less annoying recipe site.

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    • betsy says

      May 1, 2019 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks for stopping by anyway! Everyone has their own personal preferences

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      • Suzanne says

        November 2, 2019 at 2:50 pm

        No one prefers too many ads

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        • betsy says

          November 4, 2019 at 9:53 am

          so you would prefer a subscription based model where you pay to view the content without ads then?

          Reply
  2. MaryGW says

    December 3, 2019 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    Went out to eat yesterday and they served what they called, beer cheese sauce. The first thing my cousin said was, “bland.” So after tasting it and agreeing 100% I came home and did a search. Your recipe came up and I have given it a try and … DELICIOUS! Thanks so much.
    P.S. Ad’s do not bother me a bit. I do spend a million hours on Pinterest and Facebook making those bozo’s wealthy so why not help out a blogger?!

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