Maple Apple Glazed Pork And Leek Burgers
- Burgers
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/2 cup finely diced leeks
- 1/2 peeled and shredded tart green apple
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon finely diced fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tart green apple cut width-wise in rings with the seeds removed
- 4 slices of gruyere cheese
- 4 Brioche buns
- Glaze
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- pepper to taste
- Clean and preheat your grill.
- Add ground pork, finely diced leeks, peeled and shredded tart green apple, worcestershire sauce, sage, garlic, salt, and pepper to a mixing bowl. Before dicing your leeks, be sure to clean them well so that you don't get grit in your burgers. To shred the apples I used a box grater.
- Using your hands, gently combine the ingredients and then form them into 4 patties. Lightly oil them with 1 tsp olive oil (if your grill grates are getting old, you may need to use a little more).
- If your pork hasn't come to room temperature yet, allow it time to do so before beginning to grill, so that they cook more evenly.
- Grill the patties over direct medium heat (350u0b0F - 450u0b0F) until they're cooked through, about 12-15 minutes, turning once. Keep the lid closed as much as possible while grilling.
- While the burgers are grilling bring your glaze ingredients to a simmer in a saucepan. Simmer until the contents are reduced by half and have become a syrupy glaze. Set aside until the burgers are done cooking.
- Cut a sour green apple width-wise and remove the seeds to make an apple ring. Slice 4 pieces of gruyere cheese. Set aside.
- Once you've removed the burgers from the grill, coat them with your maple apple glaze using a pastry brush. At this time you can toast your brioche buns if desired.
- To assemble the burgers, top the patty with an apple ring and a slice of gruyere cheese, and drizzle on a little more maple apple glaze for good measure. Top off with the brioche bun and take a big bite!
burgers, ground pork, leeks, tart green apple, worcestershire sauce, fresh sage, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, gruyere cheese, buns, apple juice, maple syrup, salt, pepper
Taken from food52.com/recipes/37652-maple-apple-glazed-pork-and-leek-burgers (may not work)