Pork & Beefiness Burgers

Burgers are skilful all twelvemonth round, but especially in the summertime. These Pork & Beef Burgers are a riff on a favourite family recipe. They just may go a favourite for you lot and yours too.

From Meatball to Burger

Whenever I serve my Belgian meatballs, they're always met with rave reviews. One mean solar day information technology occurred to me that I could get that same great flavour without all that rolling, rolling, rolling of individual meatballs. Not that it'south difficult to roll meatballs, mind you, just I was thinking of slapping that mixture of footing pork and beef scented with nutmeg into patties.

Subsequently all, if a Belgian meatball is delicious, how much meliorate might it in a bun with archetype burger toppings?

And and so my Pork & Beefiness Burgers came to be.

Grill or Stove?

I rarely barbecue these days, but I'm sure these patties would grill up beautifully. I've been preparing them as I learned to brand those meatballs: browned in butter in a skillet then finished in the oven. When yous taste one, you just may forget about the barbecue.

A Make-Ahead Tip

While you might desire to cook a batch of these Pork & Beef Burgers correct away, consider the convenience of having prepare-to-cook patties in the freezer whenever a burger craving strikes.

I've been freezing raw burger patties for years. I place the shaped patties on a parchment newspaper-covered tray and put it into the freezer. Once they're solid, I transfer them to a freezer-safe container. This technique means I can easily individually remove every bit many as I demand. And, they last two to 3 months this way.

Enjoy Your Pork & Beefiness Burgers

The mixture of pork and beef creates a rich burger, and the hint of nutmeg adds an aureola of mysteriousness. Not everyone will exist able to identify that subtle flavour, but they'll know they like it.

In fact, they'll exist crowding round as shortly every bit they smell that mouthwatering aroma as you lot pull a tray of burgers like these out of the oven.

The mixture of pork and beef creates a rich burger, and the hint of nutmeg adds an aura of mysteriousness. The directions are for cooking the burgers on the stovetop and finished in the oven, just you lot could make them on the charcoal-broil too. But make sure they're thoroughly cooked (to at least 160°F or across). While the recipe is written for viii burgers, you could hands stretch it to at to the lowest degree 10.

Category: Master Course

Keyword: pork & beefiness burgers

Servings: 8 burgers

Author: © Marlene Cornelis/UrbanCottageLife.com 2020

  • one lb extra-lean or lean ground beefiness
  • 1 lb basis pork
  • 2 eggs
  • i/3 loving cup fine breadcrumbs (whole wheat or white)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • three/four tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp butter

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375℉. Line a baking tray with parchment newspaper.

  2. Identify all the ingredients except the butter in a big bowl. Then, using a large fork or your hands, mix until everything is well incorporated. If you're unsure nigh the seasoning, class a small patty from a tablespoon of the mixture and fry information technology so you tin can taste it. (That's what I did!) Suit the common salt, pepper and nutmeg as needed.

  3. Divide the mixture into eight portions and grade into patties. I make them fairly think but quite big (four–v inches) in diameter because they'll neat up during cooking.

  4. Over medium loftier heat, melt half of the butter in a large skillet. Add four of the patties and brown them well on both sides. At this stage, you're not cooking them through. The meat releases some fat as information technology's browning, then a lot of butter isn't necessary. Repeat for the remaining patties. Place all the browned patties on the prepared baking tray.

  5. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes. They should be thoroughly cooked, to at to the lowest degree 160°F on a meat thermometer. I by and large bake mine to around 180° and they're never dried out.

  6. Serve on the buns of your choice with a selection of condiments and fixin'south.

For optional actress flavour, add about one/3 loving cup finely chopped onion to the meat mixture and/or a few tablespoons of ketchup.

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