Smoky Burgers with Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce

5.0 from 4 reviews
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Smokey Burgers with Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce – Practical Paleo Review

 

 

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Serves: 2

Ingredients

BURGERS:

• 2 pounds grassfed ground beef
• 1 tablespoon chipotle powder
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1/2 tablespoon black pepper

FOR SAUCE:

• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup chopped pineapple
• 1 tablespoon coconut aminos
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds to garnish
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

BURGERS

1. Let your meat come to room temperature and then mix your ground beef with all of the above smoky spice blend
2. Go preheat your grill to medium heat
3. Form your meat into 8 equal size patties and set on a plate while your grill comes to temperature
4. Once warm, place your burgers on the grill and cook ~6 minutes per side or until you reach the level of doneness you desire. 6 minutes at 400 Degrees got me medium rare
5. Once done let them rest for at least 10 minutes before serving and garnish with the sauce below

SAUCE

1. In a small sauce pan, combine all of your ingredients except the sesame oil and simmer over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes or until most of the water has cooked off
2. Place the cooked pineapple in a blender and blend until smooth
3. Add your sesame oil and blend until well incorporated and then use as a sauce for your burgers

 

Notes

You can cut this recipe in half by using 1lb ground beef and cutting all the spices in half

 

(Reviews:

 

 I love them. Just slightly too salty for me, but I should have listened to my gut when I saw the 1Tbs of salt. Will pair it with some avocado for the remainder of the patties though and that should do the trick to tame the salt. Time to go buy Practical Paleo :)   )

 

 

Pineapple Stuffed Chorizo Burgers

adapted from PaleOMG

Prep time:  20 mins

Cook time:  20 mins

Total time:  40 mins

Serves: 4-5

 

Ingredients

• 1 pound chorizo (use beef)
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• ½ of a whole pineapple
• 1 sweet potato or yam, thinly sliced
• 2 avocados
• juice of ½ a lime
• juice of ½ a lemon
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 1 T ghee

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. First, get the pineapple ready. Cut the pineapple in half. Cut off the end, then slice the sides off (you are just trying to get rid of the hard skin). Once the skin is off, cut slices of the pineapple into ¼ inch slices (thin enough to place insides a burger). Use your knife to cut out a circle in the middle of your pineapple slice to remove the hard core. You will need 4-5 slices.
3. Now place the thinly sliced sweet potatoes or yam in a bowl along with the thin pineapple. Coat with coconut oil and a sprinkle of salt. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, baking sure not to overlap. Put in oven to bake for 10-12 minutes, flipping half way through. The pineapple way cook a bit quicker and you may need to remove it before the sweet potatoes.
4. While that is cooking, place the chorizo and ground beef in a bowl and mix well. Use the mixture to make 8 equal size balls. You could make 10 (to create 5 burgers) but they might not hold together as well. Flatten balls out into patties.
5. Then you’ll want to make the avocado topping. Cut avocados in half, remove pits, and use a spoon to scoop out the avocado. Place in a food processor along the the lime, lemon, cayenne pepper, and a bit of salt and pepper. Puree until smooth.
6. Once the pineapple is done cooking, let cool then place on top of one of your patties, place the second patty on top and use your fingers to seal up the burger, pinching the edges a few times. The more you make sure it is closed up, the better they will stick together when you cook them. Repeat with all burgers. Salt both sides of your burgers.
7. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add a couple tablespoons of bacon fat to the pan. Once the pan is extra hot, add the burgers to the pan, making sure not to crowd the pan so you get a nice crust on the burgers. Cook for 4-5 minutes per side.
8. Once burgers have cooked on both sides, place in the oven either in your skillet or on a baking sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
9. When burgers on done, place on top of a stack of sweet potato slices, then top with the avocado puree.

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