Jerk Pork Burgers with Pineapple Salsaand seared plantains
In these cold winter months it's fun to have a taste of summer, so we're bringing this tropical burger inside. Just like when we featured it in 2017, we're serving the burger with pineapple salsa on top and seared plantains on the side.
Ingredients
- Jalapenos (opt) - 1/2, diced and seeded if you want less heat
- Pork, ground - 1 lb (sub any ground meat)
- Jerk seasoning - 2 tsp (sub Cajun seasoning)
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Avocados - 1, mashed
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Hamburger buns - 4
- Shallots - 2 cloves, diced
- Jalapenos (opt) - 1/2, diced and seeded if you want less heat
- Pineapple - 1 cup, diced (use fresh or canned)
- Cilantro leaves - 2 Tbsp, chopped
- Lime juice - 2 tsp
- Plantains, large - 3, peeled and sliced (ripe plantains resemble bananas but should be very dark brown on the outside)
- Oil, cooking - 2 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
Prep
- Shallots / Jalapenos (for burgers and salsa) - Prep as directed. Combine shallots and jalapenos (just the portion for salsa) in one container. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Make burgers - Use hands to combine pork with jalapenos (for the burgers), Jerk seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Form into 1" / 2.5 cm thick patties and make a depression in the center with your thumb (this will prevent them from rounding in the middle as they cook). Cover and refrigerate if not cooking right away. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Plantains / Pineapple / Cilantro - Prep as directed.
- Make salsa - Combine shallots, jalapenos (portion for salsa), pineapple, cilantro, and lime juice.
- Avocados - Mash avocados and season with some salt and pepper.
Make
- Heat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil (portion for burgers) and then place patties on heated oil.
- Cook burgers until they reach an internal temperature of 160F / 71C degrees, ~4 minutes on each side.
- While burgers cook, heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil (portion for plantains) and then plantain slices to heated oil. (Cook in batches if your pan isn't large enough to hold all of the slices without overlapping.) Sear plantains until golden brown and tender, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Season with some salt.
- Toast buns.
- Assemble burgers by spreading both halves of buns with mashed avocado. Add burger patties and top with pineapple salsa.
- Serve burgers with plantains on the side and enjoy!
Reviews
This meal has 18 reviews
it was really weird- apart the flavors won't very good, but together it was wonderful! Husband loved it+ added a dash of salt to the salsa and subbed ground turkey- because thats what we prefer. :)
Used crushed pineapple instead of chunks so I could skip the step of taking out the blender.
The burger was good. The plantains tasted like cooked flour. Maybe I didn’t cook them long enough or they weren’t ripe enough but they were unappetizing
Added some salt and pepper to the corn mix. Even the carnivore husband liked it.
Had fries instead of plantains, and made our own jerk seasoning
This was very good! A new favorite. Next time I would add a dash of salt to the salsa but that's personal preference.