Photo: Perfect Pork Burgers Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 slices bacon
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground pork
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
- Freshly ground pepper
- 4 potato buns, split
- Unsalted butter, softened, for spreading
- Coleslaw, for topping
Directions
Pulse the bacon and garlic in a food processor until coarsely ground.
Combine the ground pork, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the sage in a large bowl. Add the bacon mixture and gently mix with your hands. Gently form the meat into 4 balls, then lightly press into 4-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick patties. Make a 2-inch-wide indentation in the center of each with your thumb to prevent the burgers from bulging when grilled.
Preheat a grill to medium high. Season the patties with pepper. Grill, undisturbed, until marked on the bottom, 5 to 6 minutes. Turn and grill until the other side is marked and the patties feel firm, 4 to 6 more minutes. Meanwhile, spread the cut sides of the buns with butter and toast on the grill.
Serve the patties on the buns; top with coleslaw.
Photograph by Kana Okada
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By BigJohnStud
on June 16, 2012
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These were fantastic.
I made the slaw according to Robert Irvine's recipe, which has been a family favorite for years, set it aside for a few minutes in the fridge and got on with making the burgers.
The pork I bought was already pretty fatty (about 25% so when doing the bacon, just tossed it in a frying pan with about 5 sliced garlic cloves and a couple fresh sage leaves and let the fat render out along with cooking the garlic somewhat. I drained the fat and tossed the bacon, garlic, and sage in the food processor. Then the mixture and the ground pork got happy with each other while the charcoal heated up.
After cooking to a nice 155, the buns got tossed on to get a little toasted texture and flavor, and assembly commenced. Toasted bun, Sweet Baby Rays, delicious bacon pork burger on that, then Sriracha, coleslaw, and toasted top. I have to say this in the top 5 burgers I have ever eaten.
By Linda in Marblehead
Marblehead, MA
on June 07, 2012
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Family liked it.... What's not to like when there is bacon in the recipe!
By patriciammiller
Wakarusa, IN
on March 13, 2012
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These had really great flavor! My only complaint is that the fattiness of the bacon caused a lot of flare-ups on the grill - which led to the burgers being somewhat burned. I think next time I'll try frying them on the stovetop and see which I like more.
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