Beef patties with onions

This is a very popular Danish dish. It goes well with new nugget potatoes and pickled beets. You can add other spices to the patties ( eg Mace) but they are really good plain so you can savour the beef and onion flavors.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb onion, sliced
• 5  ounces butter
• 3  tablespoons water
• 2  lbs hamburger
• 1⁄2 cup flour, seasoned with salt & pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups  beef consomme

Directions

1. Fry the onions in 2 oz of butter until they are turning brown.
2. Add the water and continue cooking until it has evaporated.
3. Remove onions and keep them warm.
4. Shape the beef into round flat hamburgers (about 1" thick) and dip into seasoned flour.
5. Melt remaining butter and fry the hamburgers flipping once.
6. The hamburgers should be crispy brown on the outside.
7. ,about 7 min each side.
8. Arrange cooked hamburgers on a platter, cover with the onions, keep warm.
9. Pour stock into the fry pan and bring to a boil, add salt& pepper to your taste.
10. Serve with the hamburgers.