How to make sweet and savory pork burgers

Cooktop Cove: How to make sweet and savory pork burgers

By Lindsay Mattison

Give your taste buds a treat with these sweet and savory pork burgers. Using ground pork instead of beef is a mouth-watering way to naturally infuse extra flavor and juiciness into your burgers. If you've never tried it before, check out the super-yummy recipe below.

This sandwich is certainly decadent, but the island flavor of the applesauce-pineapple topping makes the burger finish on a lighter note. The spicy aftertaste of raw onion and garlic provides the perfect counterbalance to the sweetness. Finished off with fresh-tasting, crunchy arugula, this burger wins on all counts!

Sweet and savory pork burgers

15 minutes

10 minutes

25 minutes

1 pound ground pork

Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

1/4 cup applesauce

1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained

1/4 cup small red onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup mayonnaise

4 sesame-seed buns

1/4 cup chevre goat cheese, crumbled

1/2 cup baby arugula leaves

Shape the ground pork into four patties. Make a dimple in the center of each patty, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Heat the grill to medium-high. Place the burgers on the grill, and cook for eight to 10 minutes. Flip once, until they are cooked through and reach 160 degrees Fahrenheit on an instant-read thermometer.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the applesauce, drained pineapple, red onion and garlic. Set aside.

When the burgers are finished cooking, coat the bottom bun with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise.

Add a burger patty to each bun, and top it with the applesauce mixture.

Add the crumbled goat cheese and arugula to the burgers before serving.

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