In case y'all haven't figured it out, I've always had a secret desire to have a burger joint.
For tonight's dining pleasure is a double (two 1/4 pound patties) smash burger on toasted brioche. It's adorned with cheese, mayo & ketchup, lettuce, tomatoes, and deep fried onion strings. It's a monster! Thing is, it's still cheaper than a premium burger from the fast food joints, twice as big, 10 times as good. Sweet, savory, crunchy, and of course... It's a grease bomb.
If you've never had, or made onion strings for a burger, they're simple. Thin sliced sweet onions, soak in buttermilk for an hour minimum. Then dredge in flour and drop into the deep fryer (or pan & oil) a little at a time to keep them from clumping, use a fork to keep separating them if you need to. They cook fast, within a minute or two they're golden brown & you'll be scooping the first batch out & adding more. You can either season them when they're done, or season the flour you dredge them in, which I do (salt pepper, a little garlic powder, and smoked paprika is what I use). Always make extra onion strings, they're addictive, you'll be munching on them till the burgers are done, guaranteed.