Grilled Italian Pork Burger

Submitted by Brenda.

"An Italian twist on the American Hamburger"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb ground lean pork
• 2 tablespoons red wine
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons crushed fennel seeds
• salt and pepper, to taste
• olive oil
• 4 hard rolls, split
• tomatoes, slices (optional)
• lettuce (optional)
• onion, sliced (optional)
• cheese, sliced (optional)

directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the pork, red wine, garlic, fennel seed, salt and pepper.
2. Pat gently into 4 patties.
3. Brush each patty lightly with olive oil. Place directly over hot coals on grill. Close grill hood and grill for 5 minutes, turn and cook on second side for 4 minutes or no longer pink.
4. Serve on hard rolls with cheese,lettuce, tomato, and onion garnish, if desired.

Reviews

[threeovens]

This was really good and flavorful! I always thought pork burger were blah and dry. This one definitely is not! I already had some fennel seed that I had ground up, so I thought, why not? Very good recipe. I will be making this again since I always find ground pork on sale. Much healthier than hamburger, but just as satisfying.

 

[BtNugget]

I was really skeptical about trying this recipe because I'm not a big "burger" fan anyway, but I had some ground pork leftover from trying another recipe. I made it exactly as recipe stated, except that I sauteed some onions before adding them to the pork mixture. I was really surprised at how good these turned out with so few ingredients. I'll definitely use this recipe again.

 

[Susie D]

We enjoyed these for sandwich night. I followed the directions except opting for pan grilling. The patties were flavorul & juicy. I topped with sliced mozzeralla and served on italian rolls. Made in honor of Janice.

 

[Chef 313014]

Good! This recipe had a nice flavor and is easy to do. Thanks.

 

[Annacia]

What a great change from the usual beef burger. I didn't have ground pork so I used a lean pork loin chop and minced it up with the seasonings in the food processor. I added a small amount of rosemary just because it sounder good and subbed anise seed for the fennel because I didn't have fennel on hand. The taste is very good and even DH liked (this is high praise). I pan grilled mine and they came out very well and were even moist inside. For topping I used baby spinach and a strip of fire roasted red pepper. This was a wonderful treat.