Maple Mustard Pork Burgers

WiGal's Note:

This recipe is from foodtv.ca the television show called from Licence to Grill hosted by Rob Rainford. Posted for ZWT4.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Pork Burgers

• 2 lbs ground pork
• 2 shallots, finely dice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Glaze

• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, chopped fine
• 6 large onion hamburger buns, sliced

Directions:

1. In a medium size bowl combine the ground pork, diced shallots, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
2. Form the mixture into 6 patties of equal size about 1 inch thick (2.5cm).
3. At this point, you could freeze the patties, or place patties on to a tray and cover with plastic wrap.
4. Place in the refrigerator until ready to grill.
5. In a medium size bowl whisk together all glaze ingredients.
6. Preheat barbeque grill to 375°F/190°C or medium high heat.
7. Oil the grill.
8. Brush the pork burgers with prepared glaze.
9. Place pork patties on grill for 7-8 minutes basting every 2 minutes or until dark golden brown and slightly crisp on exterior.
10. Flip the burgers and continue to cook for another 7 minutes basting every 2 minutes.
11. Remove burgers from grill and place on tray.
12. Place sliced buns on the bun rack for 1 minute.
13. Serve burgers with warm onion buns and desired toppings.

Reviews

[Boomette]

It's been a while since I wanted to try that. I was afraid it would be too sweet, but not at all. We loved these burgers. And I think it was our first time trying a pork burger. I used lean ground pork and omitted the garlic. For the glaze, I omitted the honey and orange zest. Thanks WiGal :) Made for Bevy tag

[LoriInIndiana]

Wow! These are mighty good burgers! We followed the directions to a "t" and were very impressed with the the flavorful, juicy results we experienced. I typically really enjoy bread, but liked the burger itself enough to toss the bun aside and concentrate on it. LOL Thanks for sharing this. ZWT 4

[evelyn/athens]

Grilled these burgers at the beach yesterday and everyone gave them RAVE reviews. The seasonings are just perfect, producing a flavouful and juicy burger. A keeper.