Golden runny egg yolk is the perfect sauce for a burger. It adds so much richness to every bite. With a perfectly poached egg, smoky Gruyere cheese, and caramelized onions, this Poached Egg Burger recipe will blow you away with flavor.
One bite of this juicy burger recipe with caramelized onions, and you will swear by eggs on burgers. There is no juicier, more delicious burger recipe with egg than this one!
Grab your napkins and sink your teeth into the rich, smoky, sweet flavor of this burger, and you’ll be hooked on burgers with eggs! It’s like a loaded burger recipe with the addition of deliciously runny golden egg yolk.
Juicy Burger with Egg Recipe Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 slices smoked Gruyere cheese
- 1 serving of our sauteed onions*
- 4 poached eggs
- 4 burger buns
If you follow the recipe above for our sauteed onions, it will include mushrooms. The mushrooms are optional for this burger recipe! To make caramelized onions without the mushrooms, follow our sauteed mushrooms and onions recipe and simply leave the mushrooms out.
How to Poach Eggs
Poaching eggs is easy to do and well worth it for this egg burger recipe. Follow our guide on How to Poach an Egg for perfect eggs every time. It takes just 3 minutes to do, and adds so much richness and flavor to this juicy burger recipe!
How to Make Burgers with Eggs
- Preheat your grill or stovetop skillet.
- Season 1 pound ground chuck with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and mix well. Shape beef into 4 burger patties.
- Grill burger patties over medium-high heat until one side is seared well, about 3-5 minutes. If the burgers stick when you try to flip them, allow them to sear another 30 seconds to a minute until they come up easily.
- Flip burgers and sear the other side about 3-5 minutes or until the burgers are done to your liking. 3 minutes on each side will cook a medium-rare burger if adding cheese. Without cheese, cook 4 minutes for a medium-rare burger.
- Top each burger with 2 slices (or more, to your liking) of smoked Gruyere cheese and cook until it melts.
- Remove the burgers and let rest 5-10 minutes.
- While the burgers are resting, poach the eggs according to our guide on How to Poach an Egg.
- As the eggs poach, toast the burger buns if you like your buns toasted.
- When the eggs are ready, place a burger on each bun bottom. Top with a heaping spoonful of caramelized onions and a poached egg. Place top buns on top of each egg – carefully! Serve with lots of napkins, and enjoy!
Hamburger with Egg Recipe Tips
- Prepare the sauteed onions before the burgers and set aside until you’re ready to use them. Alternatively, cook the onions ahead of time, then cover and store them in the fridge. Reheat when ready to use.
- For best results, we recommend using Certified Angus Beef® brand ground chuck.
- Heat the water for poaching eggs just before you start cooking your burgers. This ensures the water will be at temperature for poaching eggs while your burgers are resting.
- When grilling or cooking your burgers in a cast-iron skillet, you want them to get a nice sear. Don’t move the burgers around. Let them sear over medium-high heat until they release easily with a spatula. If the burgers are sticking, then they need more time before you flip them.
- Allow the burgers to rest 5-10 minutes after cooking for best results.
- Strain your eggs as shown in the poaching eggs guide while your burgers are cooking, so they’re ready to poach right away.
Love this egg burger recipe? Let us know in the comments below! And don’t forget to save our Poached Egg Burger with Caramelized Onions 📌 on Pinterest.
Poached Egg Burger with Caramelized Onions
🖨 Print 📌 Pin 📝 Comment🥘 Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chuck
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground, to taste)
- 8 slices smoked Gruyere cheese
- Prepared sauteed onions (see link in post for sauteed onions recipe)
- 4 poached eggs (see link in post for poaching eggs guide)
- 4 burger buns
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat your grill or stovetop skillet.
- Season 1 pound ground chuck with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and mix well. Shape beef into 4 burger patties.
- Grill burger patties over medium-high heat until one side is seared well, about 3-5 minutes. If the burgers stick when you try to flip them, allow them to sear another 30 seconds to a minute until they come up easily.
- Flip burgers and sear the other side about 3-5 minutes or until the burgers are done to your liking. 3 minutes on each side will cook a medium-rare burger if adding cheese. Without cheese, cook 4 minutes for a medium-rare burger.
- Top each burger with 2 slices (or more, to your liking) of smoked Gruyere cheese and cook until it melts.
- Remove the burgers and let rest 5-10 minutes.
- While the burgers are resting, poach the eggs according to our guide in the post above.
- While the eggs are poaching. toast the burger buns if you like your buns toasted.
- When the eggs are ready, place a burger on each bun bottom. Top with a heaping spoonful of caramelized onions and a poached egg. Place top buns on top of each egg – carefully! Serve with lots of napkins, and enjoy!
📋 Notes
- Prepare the sauteed onions before the burgers to have them ready ahead of time.
- For best results, we recommend using Certified Angus Beef® brand ground chuck.
- Heat the water for poaching eggs just before you start cooking your burgers.
- Strain the eggs for poaching while cooking the burgers.
- Don’t move the burgers around while they cook. If they’re sticking to the skillet, they aren’t ready to flip.
- Allow the burgers to rest 5-10 minutes after cooking for best results.
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Denise says
Oh my lord that is one tasty looking burger!
Laura Dembowski (@piesandplots) says
This is pretty much the burger of my dreams!! I never knew to strain eggs when poaching – can’t wait to implement your tip.
Christie Campbell (@AKitchenHoor) says
It’s not grilling season here, yet! We had snow flurries today!