These Easy Homemade Jerk Pork Burgers with Fresh Pineapple Salsa are the best! These really are easy to prepare and cook and are one of those healthy recipes that people will be asking you how you made them. Healthy eating is at the forefront of our minds these days, eating well and healthy cooking is a hot topic these days, and these (ground pork) jerk pork burgers tick all the boxes.
The secret behind this Jerk Pork Burger is, of course, the Jerk Paste. This can be bought from most large supermarkets or made from scratch at home. I always go for the bought stuff as I find it to be a real time-saver, and the quality is good anyway. Pork with Garlic flavors always works well, but I find that the addition of the pineapple and coriander really gives this a fresh lift and gets the taste buds tingling. So without further ado, let’s get down to the ingredients.
Easy Homemade Jerk Pork Burgers with Fresh Pineapple Salsa
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- Olive oil
- 500 grams ground pork (pork mince)
- Burger buns (sesame, white or wholemeal work great)
- 1 red chilli, de-seeded and very finely chopped
- Small tin of pineapple in fruit juice (ring or chunks)
- Fresh coriander
- 4 spring onions, finely chopped
- A jar of Spicy Jerk Paste or sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon of crushed, dried chillies (optional)
Instructions
Over time I have changed the way I cook burgers and steaks. This is how I do it. You may want to do it another way. Some options are provided as well.
1. Mix the ground pork with the Jerk Paste, the spring onions and the coriander with the optional addition of the chilli flakes (optional salt).
It’s a good idea to do this about 1 hour in advance of the cooking. But you can, if you like, make a large batch the night before and keep it in the refrigerator. The uncooked burgers can also be frozen and will keep for up to 2-3 months. But this recipe best works from fresh mix up all the ingredients by hand; yes, this is the fun bit. Shape into burger shaped patties. The ingredients above will make 4 burgers.
2. To make the salsa. Put the pineapple, spring onion, coriander, fresh chilli into the food processor and give it a good blast, but keep the salsa quite course. If you don’t have a food processor, just cut up as fine as you can.
3. Preheat the oven to about 180 degrees centigrade.
4. Heat a lightly oiled oven-safe griddle pan until very hot and place the burgers on the pan. You should get a good sizzle. After about 3 minutes, turn over and repeat. Now, turn off the heat and whack the whole lot, pan and all, into the oven. This is where you will need to experiment. You don’t want to undercook the burgers, and you don’t want to over cook them. What you are aiming for is a moist, juicy burger where the juices should run clear (not reddish pink). Of course, you can cook them how you want them, be it the barbecue, frying pan, oven, grill. You decide!
5. Finally, in the last few minutes of cooking, put the burger buns in the oven to warm. Place burger on the bun, load with salsa and cheese if required. Serve with new potatoes and salad. Sit back and enjoy your homemade Pork Burgers!
