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Cuban-Style Pork Burgers

    Yields: 6 burgers

    Ingredients

    • 8 ounces smoked Spanish-style chorizo links, casings removed
    • 1 pound 96% lean ground pork
    • 1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs, dried
    • 1 large egg, beaten
    • 1 small yellow onion, minced
    • 1/3 cup green bell pepper, minced
    • 1 garlic clove, minced
    • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 6 hamburger buns, split
    • 6 tablespoons Thousand Island dressing
    • 2 cups shoestring potatoes (potato sticks)
    • 4 green lettuce leaves

    Directions

    1. Finely chop chorizo in a food processor or with a large knife.
    2. Gently mix together ground pork, chopped chorizo, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, green pepper, garlic, and salt.
    3. Shape into 6 patties about 3/4-inch thick.
    4. Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes.
    5. Prepare a grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat, about 450 degrees F.
    6. Grill burgers, with the lid closed, for 5 minutes. Turn and finish cooking for 4 to 5 minutes more, until cooked through or until the internal temperature reads 160 degrees F on a digital meat thermometer. Remove from grill.
    7. Toast buns on the grill, about 1 minute per side.
    8. Build burgers on buns with 1 1/2 tablespoons dressing, 1/3 cup shoestring potatoes, and one lettuce leaf.
    9. Serve immediately.

    Recipe courtesy of foodnetwork.com