Photo: Honey-Chipotle Glazed Beef Burgers with Mint-Avocado Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
For the Patties:
- 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
- 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin
- 1 tablespoon Caribbean jerk seasoning
- 1/4 cup Zinfandel (recommended: Sutter Home)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
For the Avocado-Mint Sauce:
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
For the Honey-Chipotle Glaze:
- 3/4 cup Zinfandel (recommended: Sutter Home)
- 3/4 cup wine vinegar
- 1 cup honey
- 3 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
- 6 bakery sandwich rolls, split
- 6 red leaf lettuce leaves
- 2 ripe tomatoes, sliced
Directions
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
For the patties:
Combine the chuck, sirloin, jerk seasoning, wine, and salt in a large bowl. Mix lightly and form into 6 patties. Refrigerate until ready to grill.
For the sauce:
Mash the avocado with the lime juice in a bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise and salt. Gently fold in the mint leaves. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- For the glaze
Combine the wine, vinegar, honey, chiles, and salt in a fire-proof saucepan. Place on the grill rack and cook, stirring often, until the mixture is reduced by half.
When the grill is ready, brush the grill rack with the oil. Place the patties on the rack over direct heat. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side, basting often with the glaze until the desired doneness is reached.
Brush some of the glaze on the cut sides of the rolls. Place the rolls, cut side down, on the rack and grill until lightly toasted. Remove the rolls and place on a serving plate.
To assemble the burgers, place a lettuce leaf on each roll bottom. Top with a tomato slice. Add a patty, a dollop of the sauce, and a roll top.
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By Bree.BQ.
calimesa, CA
on January 17, 2012
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Made these following the recipe exactly, only- I may have subconsciously forgotten to purchase the mint so it did not get added. The burger itself was.... Alright. It entirely depends on the quality of your Jerk spice. Mine was thyme laden and as a result the burgers tasted like... thyme. The avocado sauce was DELICIOUS without the mint.
The chipotle was very spicy, but I was OK with it. All in all, pass it! Find a better burger.
By cookglg_9550299
Great Falls, MT
on May 26, 2009
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We barbecued these for a family reunion, 30 people, everyone raved about them. Made them as advertised. Except made the burgers a little smaller. This burger is also one of the least putsy recipes from the build a better burger contests. Do try and enjoy. They were so good we were requested to do them again this year.
By sluvspike_10465559
CHICAGO, IL
on June 01, 2008
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I...I don't know where to begin. This burger had the most awful clash of flavors. chipotle?? mint?? AVOCADO???
This burger was all over the place. Definite miiss.
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