Balsamic Basil Brisket Burgers

For Burgers: In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the chopped balsamic onions and all other ingredients. Mix well with hands. Divide into sections and make patties.

Grill for 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. About one minute before they are done place one piece of cheese on each burger. To serve, grill buns on your grill or grill pan. Top each burger with a few of the reserved balsamic onions and use your favorite condiments.

For Balsamic Onions: Trim and peel each onion. Cut into 8 pieces each. Put in a oven proof deep sided dish. Pour balsamic vinegar over onions and add salt and pepper.

Cover with foil and put in a 350 degrees F oven. The vinegar will run off the onions in the beginning. Every 20 minutes remove foil and toss onions. The liquid will increase and the onion volume will decrease as the onions soften. Continue this for the whole 2 hours.

cook's notes

These can be made as above and eaten right away, but I found that making them in the morning and grilling them off at night really lets the balsamic onions and basil shine through.

Also, because of the color of the balsamic, your meat will not "look" rare when you cook them, so remember to time their cooking.