Bratburgers With Onions

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions large
• salt
• 12 ounces lager pale German, or ale, room temperature
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
• 2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 pound ground veal or beef
• salt
• 1 teaspoon marjoram each, about 1/3 palmful:, caraway seed, celery seed, ground coriander, granulated garlic and red pepper flakes or ground red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg each freshly, and ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 6 potato rolls or other burger roll of choice, split
• pickles
• salt
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 red cabbage quartered, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 red onion halved and thinly sliced
• 3 fresh bay leaves large
• salt
• 1 teaspoon mustard seed each, caraway seed and coriander seed
• 6 juniper berries optional
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar preferred brand Bragg's
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 Honeycrisp apples or Lady, peeled and chopped

1. For the onions, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and soften 6-7 minutes then season with salt. Add beer and stock, bring to a bubble then reduce heat and simmer 20-30 minutes. Stir in parsley and reserve.
2. Combine ground meats with a liberal amount of salt and white pepper. Add spices and combine. Let stand 30 minutes. Form 6 patties thinner at the center and thicker at edges for even cooking.
3. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat with vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan. Cook patties 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally.
4. Serve burgers on lightly toasted rolls topped with lots of onions. Serve with pickles and mustards of choice, and salt and vinegar chips a red cabbage alongside.
5. For the Red Cabbage:neat canola oil in a large pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Add cabbage, onions and bay; season liberally with salt and pepper. Add seeds and juniper (if using), and cook to soften a bit, 10-15 minutes. Add the vinegar, sugar and apples, and reduce heat to medium; cover. Cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until tender. Adjust seasonings and serve.

butter, onions, salt, or ale, chicken stock, sugar, parsley, ground pork, beef, salt, marjoram, ground allspice, nutmeg, vegetable oil, potato rolls, pickles, salt, canola oil, red cabbage, red onion, bay leaves large, salt, cider vinegar, light brown sugar, apples

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Bratburgers-with-Onions-1421830 (may not work)