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Extreme Fusion Burgers
- Yield: 4 burgers
Ingredients
-
1/2
cup
roasted red sweet peppers, finely chopped
-
2
tablespoons
purchased dried tomato pesto
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3/4
teaspoon
lemon-pepper seasoning
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1/2
teaspoon
kosher salt or 1/4 teaspoon regular salt
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1
pound
ground pork
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1
tablespoon
toasted sesame oil or canola oil
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4
Kaiser rolls, sesame buns, or onion buns
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1
cup
finely shredded napa cabbage or bok choy
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1/2
cup
Peanut Butter-Chipotle BBQ Sauce (recipe follows)
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Carrot and/or celery sticks (optional)
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine sweet peppers, tomato pesto, lemon-pepper seasoning and salt. Add ground pork; gently mix well. Shape pork mixture into four 3/4-inch thick patties. Brush both sides of patties with oil.
- For charcoal grill: Grill patties on the rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 14 to 18 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in patties registers 160 degrees F, turning once halfway through grilling. (For gas grill: Preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place patties on grill rack over heat. Cover; grill as above.)
- During the last 1 to 2 minutes of grilling, open the buns and place them cut-side down on the grill to lightly toast. Remove patties and buns.
- Place cabbage on bottom of buns. Top with a patty, some of the Peanut Butter-Chipotle BBQ and bun top. If you like, serve with carrot and/or celery sticks. Makes 4 burgers.
Tip
- Store any leftover Peanut Butter-Chipotle BBQ Sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
Peanut Butter-Chipotle BBQSauce
Ingredients
- 1/2
cup
bottled barbecue sauce
- 1/4
cup
creamy peanut butter
- 3
tablespoons
tangerine or orange juice
- 2
tablespoons
honey
- 1 - 2
teaspoons
finely chopped, drained chipotle pepper in adobe sauce
Directions
- In a small saucepan, combine bottled barbecue sauce, creamy peanut butter, tangerine or orange juice, honey and chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. Cook over medium-low heat about 3 minutes or just until heated through, stirring frequently. Do not boil. Serve warm. Makes about 1-1/4 cups.
Nutrition Facts
(Extreme Fusion Burgers)
sugar (g) 21, calcium (mg) 111, iron (mg) 4, sodium (mg) 1151, Niacin (mg) 10, Riboflavin (mg) 1, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 7, Folate (µg) 93, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1, fiber (g) 3, vit. A (IU) 243, Thiamin (mg) 1, vit. C (mg) 1, Potassium (mg) 670, pro. (g) 30, carb. (g) 57, cal. (kcal) 708, sat. fat (g) 12, Monosaturated fat (g) 17, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1, Fat, total (g) 40, chol. (mg) 82