Cuban-Style Pork Burgers

Name: Cuban-Style Pork Burgers Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: Pork
Ingredients: 8 oz Spanish Chorizo (smoked, links with casings removed); 1 lb Ground Pork; 1/3 cup Bread Crumbs, dried; 1 lg Egg, beaten; 1 sm Yellow Onion, minced; 1/3 cup Green Bell Pepper, minced; 1 clove Garlic, minced; 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt; 6 Hamburger Buns, split; 6 tbsp Thousand Island Dressing; 2 cups Potatoes (shoestring, potato sticks); 6 Lettuce Leaves (green); Additional Items:; Food Processor; Instant-read Thermometer

Recipe and Photo Courtesy of Pork Checkoff

Makes: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 - 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 - 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Spanish Chorizo (smoked, links with casings removed)
Ground Pork
Bread Crumbs, dried
Egg, beaten
Yellow Onion, minced
Green Bell Pepper, minced
Garlic, minced
Kosher Salt
Hamburger Buns, split
Thousand Island Dressing
Potatoes (shoestring, potato sticks)
Lettuce Leaves (green)

Additional Items:

• Food Processor
• Instant-read Thermometer

Directions:

Finely chop chorizo in a food processor or with a large knife.
Gently mix together ground pork, chopped chorizo, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, green pepper, garlic and salt.
Shape into 6 patties about 3/4-inch thick.
Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes.
Prepare a grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat, about 450℉.
Grill burgers, with the lid closed, for 5 minutes.
Turn and finish cooking for 4 to 5 minutes more, until cooked through or until the internal temperature reads 160℉ on a digital meat thermometer.
Remove from grill.
Toast buns on the grill, about 1 minute per side.
Build burgers on buns with 1-1/2 tbsp dressing, 1/3 cup shoestring potatoes and one lettuce leaf.
Serve immediately.