Polynesian Burgers
Recipe: #17643
February 27, 2015
Categories: Ground Beef, Pineapple, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day July 4th, Labor Day, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Canned Fruit, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"I always have requests to make these burgers, they are especially good cooked on the grill"
Ingredients
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- GLAZE - you can double this
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (266.2 g)
- Calories 402.2
- Total Fat - 20.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
- Cholesterol - 122.8 mg
- Sodium - 451.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.8 g
- Sugars - 10.8 g
- Protein - 40.8 g
- Calcium - 35.9 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
FOR THE FILLING
Step 1
Drain pineapple, reserving 1 tablespoon juice. Set aside. In medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon salad oil over medium heat until hot; add red pepper and onion; saute until onion is tender and slightly browned, about 8 minutes. In medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup pineapple, the red pepper mixture, green onions, macadamia nuts and water chestnuts. Set aside.
Step 2
Prepare outdoor grill for barbecue.
Step 3
In large bowl, combine pork and beef. Add soy sauce; mix lightly. divide mixture in half; on each of two sheets of waxed paper, shape half the beef mixture into a 9" patty. Top one patty with red pepper mixture, spreading mixture to within 1/2" of edges. Holding edge of waxed paper on second patty, invert second patty over filling. Remove waxed paper; press patties together at edges. Refrigerate until ready to grill; remove waxed paper before grilling.
FOR THE GLAZE
Step 4
In small saucepan, combine ginger, preserves, ketchup and reserved pineapple juice. Over low heat cook until preserves melt. Keep warm.
Step 5
Using Direct Method: cook burger with grill covered, 6" from medium hot coals, 9 minutes. To turn, slide a baking sheet without sides under burger; top with another baking sheet without sides. Invert baking sheets and burger; slide burger onto grill. Cook, basting occasionally with glaze, 6 minutes or until cooked. Slide burger onto baking sheet; transfer to platter.
Step 6
Stir remaining pineapple into glaze; reheat. Spoon glaze over burger. To serve, cut burger into wedges.
Tips
No special items needed.