Grilled Burgers with Onion and Pepper  

Total time: 30 minutes
    A bit of finely chopped pepper and onion adds depth of flavor to these burgers.  Serve them smothered with more peppers and onions and some sharp, pungent mustard... With or without a bun!

 Ingredients:

• For Burgers:
• 12oz (360gr) ground beef
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/8 orange, red or yellow bell pepper,  about 1/4 cup
• 1/8 onion, about 1/4 cup
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp ketchup
• For Peppers and Onions:
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper      less the 1/4 cup for the burger
• 1 large or 2 small onions  less the 1/4 cup for the burger
• 1 tbs oil
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp paprika

 Instructions:

• Finely chop onion and pepper. 
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. 
• Add paprika and garlic powder and sauté 1 minute stirring constantly. 
• Add pepper and onion and sauté until onion is transparent. 
• Put peppers and onions in a large bowl. 
• Add Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and beef to peppers/onions. 
• Mix well and shape into 4 patties.   
• Cook in an oiled grill basket or mat on the barbecue grill for 4 - 6 minutes per side, depending on how you like them done. 
• OR sauté in skillet for the same amount of time, until done to your liking. 
• For Peppers and Onions:
• Slice peppers (cut in half from bottom toward stem, discard seed and core) into large slices - 1/2 inch wide (1.25cm).  Slice onion into 1/2" (1.25 cm) thick slices. 
• Put olive oil, paprika and Worcestershire in large bowl, add vegetables and toss well to coat.  
• Put on a mesh grill pan (the idea is not to have the stuff fall through the grate into the fire....) and cook on the barbecue grill.  
• OR  sauté in nonstick skillet until tender and starting to brown. Either way they will take 10 - 15 minutes.