• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter or margarine
• 3 pounds lean freshly ground beef
• 1 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Generous dash hot pepper sauce, to taste
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup dry red wine

Sauté the onion in the butter in a small skillet until onion is tender. Cool completely.

Place the meat in a large bowl and gently toss in the onion-butter mixture, the mustard, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, parsley and wine. Toss just until well mixed.

Using a very gentle touch, form into 8 patties.

Chill, covered, until ready to grill.

Grill on pre-heated hot grill to desired doneness. Turn only once

Serves 8.

These rules apply to all burgers, whether plain or fancy: Form the patties with the lightest and gentlest touch possible. Never squeeze or press the ground beef. (Squeezing and pressing results in a dry, tough burger.) Always grill on a hot, preheated grill. Turn the burgers only once about 2/3 of the way through the cooking time. Never press with the spatula while cooking.