Ground Beef with Sauteed Onions Recipe

As easy ground beef recipes go, this mixture of ground beef and sautéed onions is one of the tastiest. The combination of olive-oil infused vegetables and natural beef juices creates a thick broth that enhances the overall flavor of the meal. Best of all, you can season it in a million different ways—try adding mushrooms to the onions or mixing oregano into the raw beef.

Ground Beef with Sauteed Onions Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 large Vidalia onion, peeled
• 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 small package chopped mushrooms (optional)
• 2 tsp oregano (optional)
• Set the onion on its side and slice off its top and bottom. Cut the onion into rings by placing the knife horizontally from left to right and moving downwards, then cut these rings in half. Sprinkle with salt if desired.

Directions:

1. Cover the bottom of a large nonstick pan with olive oil. Warm the pan on medium heat for five minutes.
2. When the oil is hot, add the onions. They should sizzle upon contact with the oil. Garnish with pepper and allow the onions to cook, stirring occasionally.
3. Optional: Add the sliced mushrooms to the onions. Stir until the mushrooms brown and wilt.
4. Optional: Remove the ground beef and place on a cutting board. Add oregano and fold into the beef.
5. When the onions are yellow, add the beef to the pan. Break up the beef with a spatula or wooden spoon and press the individual chunks to the bottom of the pan. Stir.
6. When the beef is fully browned, scoop the mixture onto a plate and serve.

Tips for the Perfect Beef Dinner

• Make sure to break both the beef and onions into small chunks. Large portions take longer to cook, which means that parts of the mixture can burn while sections of the meat are still raw. In addition, long slices of onion are stringy and harder to move around.

• Season the onions while they sauté. Your seasonings will mix with the onion juices and produce a stronger flavor.

• Consider using butter in place of olive oil. Though butter is less healthy and burns more easily, it can make for a tasty sauté in the vein of French Onion Soup.

• Save the juices in the pan for later use. The combination of beef juices, caramelized onion and olive oil makes a great substitute for butter or canola oil when frying eggs.
• Consider adding seasoned salt to the finished dish. This blend of paprika, celery salt and other spices adds kick to many meat dishes

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