Spicy Jalapeno Pepper Jelly and Basil Sauce Pork Burgers
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Pepper Jelly Pork Burgers is a fresh and delicious spin on a hamburger recipe. A peppery and spicy sauce beautifully flavors ground pork burgers.
Pepper Jelly Pork Burgers
In 2011 on a whim, I entered and won the Mississippi Magazine recipe contest. That ultimately lead to me starting CallMePMc.com. It was an unexpected blessing since I love creating recipes and sharing them with you.
I won with this recipe for Jalapeno Basil Pork Chops. It’s an easy recipe to prepare with an impressive presentation. With its unusual flavor combination, it has been a hit every time I’ve served it to guests.
After making Tacos Pastor Pork Burger, and loving the tastes of pork burgers, I decided the convert the Jalapeno Basil Pork Chops into burgers. This burger has all the tasty components of the entree in the hand-held form! It’s spicy, hearty, satisfying, and easy to make!
Jalapeno Pepper Jelly and Basil Pork Burger Tips
- My butcher to ground the pork since most ground pork is in sausage form.
- Additionally, my ground pork mixture was an 80/20 ratio of protein to fat.
- Even at this ratio, I found them to dry out faster than beef burgers, so watch them closely when cooking.
- As well, I melted provolone cheese on my burgers, but any mild cheese such as Havarti or gouda will be tasty.
- My Candied Jalapenos were perfect for this burger and are easy to make. If you don’t want to take the time to make them, you can purchase some here: Candied Hot & Sweet Jalapenos
. You can also use regular pickled jalapenos. - For your white wine, use any good drinking wine. Never cook with wine you wouldn’t drink.
- Finally, I used this brand of Jalapeno Pepper Jelly . I also use Tabasco pepper jelly. The Tabasco brand comes in red or green jelly; I use red.
. You can also use regular pickled jalapenos.Special thanks
Spicy Jalapeno Pepper Jelly and Basil Sauce Pork Burgers and Tacos Pastor Pork Burger are two of my epic burgers for #burgermonth. Thanks to American Lamb Board, Anolon. Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner, Char-Broil, Curly’s BBQ, Cuttingboard.com, Melissa’s Produce, Primal Stone, Thermoworks , & Veal Made Easy for their grill packages.
This post is part of a month-long burger celebration. You can search #burgermonth on social media for other great burger creations from bloggers. And a special thanks to GirlCarnivore.com for hosting this event.
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Spicy Jalapeno Pepper Jelly and Basil Sauce Pork Burgers
Ingredients
For burger
- 1-2 pound ground pork
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 – 8 hamburger buns or slider buns
- 4 – 8 slices provolone cheese
- lettuce
- 2/3 cup fresh basil whole leaves for burger topping
- jalapeno pepper pickled
For the Jalapeno Basil Sauce
- 1 cup pepper jelly
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ¼ cup fresh basil chopped, in addition to the basil listed above
Instructions
For the burgers
- Season the ground pork with salt and pepper.
- Pat meat into burgers. I made large 1/4 pound burgers. You can make any size then adjust your toppings accordingly.
- Mix sauce together. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine jelly, wine, and basil, whisking for about 5 minutes or until pepper jelly melts. Remove from heat, and let mixture cool completely.
- Pour ¾ cup pepper jelly mixture into a large zip-top plastic freezer bag and reserve remaining mixture; add pork burgers to bag and coat with marinade. Seal and let marinate for 1½ to 2 hours in refrigerator.
- Cook burgers either on a stove top or grill 5 to 6 minutes per side on med-high heat. Turn just once and do not mash this will press the juices and flavor out.
- Melt cheese on burgers then remove from heat and build your burger.
Build your burger
- Layer burger, cheese, pepper jelly sauce, lettuce, basil, and mayonnaise on buns.
- Serve hot.