Mexican Pork Burger
These burgers pop with flavor. Top with the included salsa, or one of your own. I like to use a salsa with corn in it.
Epazote adds a sweet, mild flavor to Mexican dishes, although it typically has to be purchased in a Mexican market. I substitute chili powder, or you can just leave it out if you can't find it. Epazote means "skunk sweat" so I haven't been brave enough to try it out. Let me know if you have tried it!
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Ingredients:
| For the Burgers: | |
| 2 pounds | ground pork shoulder |
| 1 | minced onion |
| 2 | minced roasted jalapenos |
| 3 tablespoons | dark beer |
| 1 tablespoon | kosher salt |
| 2 tablespoons | dried oregano |
| 3 tablespoons | chili powder |
| 6 tablespoons | minced cilantro |
| 2 tablespoons | chipotle in adobo |
| 2 tablespoons | lime juice |
| 2 tablespoons | finely minced garlic (i use a microplane) |
| 2 tablespoons | ground epazote |
| sliced cheese for serving (optional) | |
| sliced tomato for serving (optional) | |
| hamburger bun | |
| For the Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa | |
| 1 | garlic clove |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 | small onion minced |
| 2 | serrano chiles, minced |
| 1/2 pound | tomatillos… rinsed, husked and quartered |
| 1 | ripe avocado |
| 3 tablespoons | fresh cilantro leaves, chopped |
| 2 tablespoons | fresh chopped mint |
| 2 tablespoons | fresh lime juice |
Directions:
Make the Burgers - MAKES 6 TO 8 BURGERS
Combine the ground pork with all of the seasonings. Let stand in a refrigerator for 18 to 24 hours.
Light grill and let burn down to a medium fire. Oil grill and cook burgers until they are cooked through, and nice and crusty, about 5 to 7 minutes per side. Top with cheese and serve on grilled buns, with the avocado-tomatillo salsa.
The Salsa
Combine the chiles, onion, salt, garlic, tomatillos, mint and cilantro in a mortar and pestle or in a food processor and combine to a chunky paste.
Peel, seed and chop the avocado… fold into the sauce with the lime juice. Serve on top of the Mexican pork burgers with sliced tomato and cheese.
Source: https://andrewzimmern.com/2015/05/04/mexican-pork-burgers/
