Burger Al Pastor

Name: Burger Al Pastor
Prep time: 1 h 13 min
Cook time: 1 h 13 min
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons crumbled dried marjoram; 907 grams extra-lean ground pork; 237 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 0 teaspoons ground pepper; 6 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded and soaked; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons crumbled dried oregano; 1 pineapple, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds; 118 milliliters sweetened pineapple juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 8 sesame seed hamburger buns; 8 servings Vegetable oil; 1 small white onion, chopped, divided

The recipe Burger Al Pastor can be made in roughly 1 hour and 13 minutes. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 572 calories, 30g of protein, and 32g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires sesame seed hamburger buns, oregano, cilantro leaves, and pineapple. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Burger Al Pastor, Tacobab al Pastor, and Tacos al Pastor.

Instructions

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Drain the soaked chiles and put them in a blender with the marjoram, oregano, garlic, 1/4 of the chopped onion and the pineapple juice and puree until smooth.

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Pineapple Juice

Marjoram

Oregano

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Onion

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Blender

Add the salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Mix to combine.

Put the pork in large bowl and pour the marinade on top. Using a fork, mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Marinade

Pork

Wrap

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Bowl

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.

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Grill Pan

Divide the pork mixture into 8 equal portions. Shape each portion into a 1/2-inch thick patty.

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Pork

Oil the grill pan. Working in batches, grill the burgers until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes per side.

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Cooking Oil

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Grill Pan

Grill

Transfer the burgers to a plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

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Aluminum Foil

Let rest for about 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, brush the grill pan with oil and grill the pineapple slices until golden brown, 2 minutes per side.

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Pineapple Rings

Cooking Oil

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Grill Pan

Grill

Spread 1 teaspoon mayonnaise on the cut sides of each bun and warm on the grill pan about 2 minutes, cut-side down.

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Mayonnaise

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Roll

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Grill Pan

Place a burgers onto the bottom half of the bun. Top with a slice of grilled pineapple, some cilantro and the remaining chopped onion. Cover with the bun tops and serve.

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Pineapple

Cilantro

Onion

Roll

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Servings:

2teaspoons

crumbled dried marjoram 907grams

extra-lean ground pork 237milliliters

fresh cilantro leaves 2cloves

garlic, peeled 0teaspoons

ground pepper 6

dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded and soaked 118milliliters

mayonnaise 2teaspoons

crumbled dried oregano 1

pineapple, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds 118milliliters

sweetened pineapple juice 1teaspoon

salt 8

sesame seed hamburger buns 8servings

Vegetable oil 1small

white onion, chopped, divided

Recommended wine: Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel

Burger can be paired with Merlot, Malbec, and Zinfandel. Merlot will be perfectly adequate for a classic burger with standard toppings. Bolder toppings call for bolder wines, such as a malbec or peppery zinfandel. One wine you could try is Northstar Columbia Valley Merlot. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 40 dollars.

Northstar Columbia Valley Merlot

Power and finesse come to mind when tasting this wine. Big structure with smooth tannins and beautiful oak flavors in the finish. Ripe plum and concentrated dark ripe fruit such as raspberry, blackberry and cherry explode in the mouth. Building on Washington state's penchant for Merlots with rich, supple texture, depth and structure, Northstar produced its first wine in 1994. Ours is an on-going exploration of Washington's star grape variety. Quantities are extremely limited, but if you love Merlot, we think you'll find this wine worth seeking.