Cajun Pork Burgers
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 5 burgers
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 5 servings
- Calories
- 753
- Total Fat
- 46
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 52
- Dietary Fiber
- 7
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 32
- Cholesterol
- 105
- Sodium
- 1597
- Total: 29 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 14 min
Ingredients
3/4 pound andouille, removed from casing
1 pound ground pork
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
1 small white onion (boiling onion), finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped, about 1 tablespoon or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce, several drops
Coarse salt and black pepper
Special Sauce:
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup (3 well-rounded tablespoons) mayonnaise or reduced fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup (3 well-rounded tablespoons) prepared sweet red pepper relish
Toppings: Bibb lettuce or hearts of romaine, sliced vine ripe tomato, and 5 crusty rolls
Serving suggestion: Red Bean Salad, Cajun Oven Fries, recipes follow
Directions
- Cut sausage into large chunks and place in a food processor. Grind sausage into crumbles. Combine ground sausage with pork, vegetables, garlic, thyme, hot sauce and a little salt and pepper. Form mixture into patties and cook 7 minutes on each side on an indoor electric grill preheated to high. To cook in a skillet, heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat and cook burgers 6 to 7 minutes on each side. For outdoor grill, cook patties 6-inches from hot coals or over medium high gas heat 6 minutes on each side, covered.
- Mix chili sauce, mayonnaise, and sweet relish in a small bowl. Serve burgers on crusty rolls with special sauce, lettuce, and tomato. Serve with red bean salad and Cajun oven fries.
- P.S. Don't forget a cold beer for Pop!