Cubano Pork Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 3/4 lbs ground pork
    4 garlic cloves, chopped
    2 navel oranges, zest of
    2 navel oranges, juice of
    1 tablespoon ground cumin
    1 1/2 teaspoons coriander
    3 tablespoons yellow mustard
    hot sauce (Tabasco, to taste)
    salt
    fresh ground black pepper
    1/4 cup vegetable oil
    12 slices pickles (dill, garlic, or sour)
    4 slices honey-baked ham (deli-sliced)
    4 slices swiss cheese (deli-sliced)
    1 small red onion, thinly sliced
    1/4 cup red wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon honey
    1 (16 ounce) package coleslaw mix
    1 small red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    4 Portuguese rolls, split
Preparation
    In a big bowl, mix the ground pork, half the chopped garlic, half the orange zest, cumin, coriander, mustard, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
    Evenly divide meat mixture into 4 portions; form 4 large patties about 1-inch thick.
    Preheat a skillet with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over med-high heat.
    Add patties to hot skillet; cook for 6 minutes.
    Flip and top each patty with three pickle slices, a slice of ham, and a slice of cheese.
    Cook patties for another 5-6 minutes.
    Place a foil tent over the pan for the last 2 minutes or so to ensure the cheese melts and the fixings heat up.
    While the patties are cooking, make the slaw: preheat a large skillet with the remaining vegetable oil.
    Add the remaining garlic and sliced onion to the hot oil; cook for 1 minute.
    Add in the remaining zest, orange juice, red wine vinegar, and honey; continue cooking for 1 minute.
    Turn the heat off and add the coleslaw mixture, red bell pepper, cilantro, parsley, and salt/pepper to taste, tossing to coat in the warm dressing.
    Serve burgers on Portuguese rolls with the sweet orange warm slaw on top of the burger and alongside.

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