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Free BBQ Hamburger Recipes For The Barbecue Grill
It’s time uncover the alternative BBQ hamburger recipes so how about pork and apple? They’re really easy to make work well on the barbecue grill and make a change from the traditional beef hamburger.
Apple sauce has been a classic accompaniment to pork so why not combine the two flavors into one big burger? I like to make a little apple sauce as well to add to the burger rather than ketchup – try it, see what you think.
The flesh of the apple will quickly go brown during the preparation process but don’t worry, it’s going to be mixed in with the pork mince so relax, no pressure.
TIP - When cooking, the meat will contract and this can make your burger look more like a meatball. Try to make the burgers as thin as possible without risking them breaking up. I also make the center slightly thinner than the outside so that when the meat contracts and pulls together it returns to "burger shape" rather than a meatball.
Ingredients:-
450g or 1lb ground pork
2 apples
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method:-
Peel and core the apples, place them in a food processor and blitz until the flesh is thoroughly “mushed”.
Tip the apple into a mixing bowl, add the ground pork and season well.
TIP - When making burgers use stretch wrap between each one to keep them perfectly formed until the cookout. Prepare your stretch wrap interlayers before getting your hands in the mixing bowl.
Now it’s time to get really stuck in with the hands and give the mix a really good “mulch” around and when complete start to make up the burgers.
For the cookout you need medium coals for the barbecue grill, a flip every now and then will ensure an even cooking in about 10 minutes. Note that I have used a
Teflon® barbecue mat
to cook on, this just makes it easier to flip the burgers because nothing sticks to the grate.