This is the second recipe from my Recipe Rescue card catalog files from the flood, and now I found another that I wanted to try. Not only did the recipe sound good and perfect for grilling season but it so happens that it was from a friend of my daughter Kristina’s when she lived in Los Angeles years ago. Dorothy Reinhold writes a blog called Shockingly Delicious that you can check out for more of her great recipes.
Dorothy called the recipe Hawaiian Pork Burgers and it was printed in Sunset magazine but I don’t know what year. I had most but not all of the ingredients so I had to change the recipe a little, but it was an inspiration to try something new.
I had just thawed out a pound of ground pork and hadn’t decided what to do with it, then I came across Dorothy’s recipe. Her recipe called for barbecue sauce but I had just run out, but I had hoisin sauce and thought it could be good since it was the same consistency as barbecue sauce and would blend well with the other ingredients. I added a clove of garlic and some sesame oil to the pork mixture. Instead of serving it on English muffins, I used King’s Hawaiian hamburger buns, and had to use red leaf lettuce instead of fresh basil. I am also a big fan of red onion on burgers and thought it added a nice color.
Thank you for the inspiration, Dorothy! We loved it and thought it would be a different burger for a Memorial Day barbecue.
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well-drained
- ⅓ cup Hoisin sauce
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 pound ground pork
- ¼ cup plain dried bread crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons minced onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 Tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- Red lettuce leaves
- Sliced red onion
- King's Hawaiian hamburger buns
- Prepare a grill for medium heat.
- In a small bowl, stir together pineapple, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce; set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine pork with bread crumbs, onion, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, sesame oil, cayenne, and salt. Shape mixture into 4 patties.
- Grill patties, turning once, until charred and cooked for about 7 minutes total.
- Place a lettuce leaf on bun bottom, then the hot grilled patty and rings of red onion. Spread a generous amount of the pineapple sauce on the bun top and place on onion rings.
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