Bison Beer Burgers with Beer-Caramelized Onions

Ingredients

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Brown sugar

  1 tsp packed or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Beer

  Alcoholic beverage, regular, all

  8 fl oz or 238g

• Dijon mustard

  Grey poupon

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Bison

  Game meat, separable lean only, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Worcestershire sauce

  2 tsp or 11g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Hamburger bun

  Mixed-grain

  4 roll or 172g

• Barbecue sauce

  ¼ cup or 62g

• Roasted Red Peppers

  Freshdirect

  3 oz or 82g

• Spinach

  Raw

  2 cup or 60g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

Directions

1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and a couple of pinches each of salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2 cup beer, raise heat to medium, and cook until little beer remains. Stir in mustard.
2. Preheat grill to medium high. In a large bowl, gently mix together bison, 1/3 cup beer, garlic, tomato paste, Worcestershire, paprika, and salt and pepper to taste. Form into 4 patties. Grill for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
3. Serve burgers on toasted buns and topped with barbecue sauce, onions, roasted red pepper, and spinach.