Ham Burger
April 2008
Serve your next ham supper on a bun.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
- 1 pound lean ground pork
- 3/4pound deli-sliced honey-baked ham, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon grill seasoning (a palmful)
- 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 1/2teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 4 1/2-inch-thick slices fresh pineapple
- 4 kaiser rolls, split and toasted
- 1 cup pineapple or mango chutney
- 8 red-leaf lettuce leaves
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- In a large bowl, combine the pork, ham, maple syrup, grill seasoning, hot sauce and mustard. Form into four patties.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the pineapple slices and cook, turning once, until golden, about 5 minutes; transfer to a plate. In the same skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the patties and cook, turning once, until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes total.
- Place 1 patty on each roll bottom and top with some chutney, lettuce, a pineapple slice, onion and a roll top.
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PAIR WITH
- Laxas Albarino 2006 (Spain)
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Side note
- Serve with an oil-and-vinegar-dressed coleslaw.