Showing posts with label BBQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBQ. Show all posts

6/27/13

Apple and Sage Pork Burgers with Green Apple Slaw Recipe

Hola Amigos! The weekend is almost here,  I can't believe how fast this week has gone by! and why it always feel like that when it comes to summer, while winter days seem to last forever...oh well, let's enjoy the sun while it lasts.
Tonight's dinner was prepared while we were busy mowing the lawn, weeding and all the stuff that you do to keep your yard in shape. So far only tiny strawberries and 0 blackberries...hmmm wonder what's going on with this year's crop...but back to the recipe.
 Something quick and easy needed to be done, so my hubs got his grill out and cooked some hot dogs for kiddo, some sausages for him and some pork burgers for me!
This burgers I made the same way you would made a pork  loin or chops. All the herbs but just a tiny touch of them because they can be strong and take over the flavors and apples! On top of the burger and on the side, Green Apple Slaw everything on a Hawaiian bun. Sounds tempting? Here is the recipe!

Apple and Sage Pork Burgers with Green Apple Slaw
1 Pd. Ground Pork
2 TBSP Apple Sauce
1 tsp. Minced Garlic
1/2 tsp Sage (or to taste)
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/4 tsp Allspice
1/2 tsp Thyme Leaves (or to taste)
Salt and Pepper to taste 
Hawaiian Buns
BBQ Sauce Optional

Add all these ingredients to the ground pork and mix until everything is combined. Form your patties and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes so the herbs can infuse the pork.
When this is done, grill your burgers keeping in mind is pork and it needs to be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 (We are old school and still go to 155-160).

Green Apple Slaw
3 Cups Pre-Bagged Cole Slaw
2 Green Apples, no core, chopped in any fashion you like.
1 Small carrot shredded
1/4 of a Red Bell Pepper finely chopped
1/4 of a Orange Bell Pepper finely chopped
1/4 Red Onion Sliced
1/2 Cup Mayo
1 TBSP Dijon Mustard
1 TBSP Red Wine Vinegar
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
The Juice of Half a Lemon

Mix all the veggies and mayo in a salad bowl. Squirt a little bit of the juice of you half lemon into the chopped apples so they remain green and add them to the veggie bowl. In a measuring cup add the rest of the juice of your half lemon, mustard and brown sugar. Mix until the sugar is dissolved, Add this to the veggie/apple mix, toss to combine and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
I know the amounts of ingredients might look odd to you ( 1/4 of a bell pepper for instance) but I'm trying to keep it real and that is exactly what I used. 

 Listo,
They were good and very satisfying. I just love the crispiness and tartness of the creamy green apple slaw combined with the sweetness of the Hawaiian bun with a bite of earthy and herb infused pork!

I'm sure you noticed that the burgers were glazed with BBQ sauce, my hubs, the grill master this time, likes everything with sauce so before I knew it it was already on the burgers, but they still were delicious!

The thing I love the most about burgers is that there is no wrong way of doing one! As long as you don't burn it of course!

And in case you were asking for cheese? Why not...Melted Swiss Cheese goes heavenly on top of this burger!

Thank you for sharing yet another burger recipe! Hope this one along with other favorites like our Hawaiian Burger with Aloha Sauce or the Black and Blue Burgers with Pimento Dressing becomes one of the burgers you'll give a try this summer!

Remember my friends, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love,
Besitos,
Lizy

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6/25/13

Pizza Burgers Recipe

Hola Amigos, Ciao Paisanos! We are having pizza for dinner tonight, what's so great about it you are probably asking? It's a Pizza Burger! Everything you like in your pizza, just put it in a patty and a bun! It's summer folks, I let other people do the cooking,,I just deal with the prep, can you blame me?..LOL
This burger is super easy but remarkably tasty with endless possibilities, just like your regular pizza. Ready to give it a try, here is what I used.
Pizza Burgers

The Meats
The Veggies to top your pizza
 Your choice! Either roasted of raw, it's your pizza!
The Cheeses
A good 1/2 cup of freshly shredded Parmesan Cheese and Slices of Mozzarella to top your patties.
The Fixings
Your favorite veggies, more cheese, olives and pizza sauce.
The Bread
Extra Yuminess
 Roasted Garlic Butter
1 Stick of softened unslated butter, 1 TBSP chopped Italian Parsley, a pinch of salt and 1 Head of Roasted Garlic (peel garlic, chopped top, exposing top of the cloves, rub a little bit of olive oil on top, wrap your garlic on aluminum foil and bake in a 400F oven for 30-35 min. Remove from oven and when cool to the touch you are ready to squeeze each clove onto whatever you choose!)

Make your patties by mixing the meats, in regards of the pepperoni, there is no amount of it mentioned because you add as much as you want. You could either grind it up to have the same texture as the rest of your meat or diced it finely to get a spicy chunk in every bite. Add 1/2 of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and make patties to fit your buns. Mine were rectangles, grill until sausage is cooked. 
Top each burger while hot with a slice of Mozzarella Cheese and Pizza Sauce.
 Listo,
Now to put your burger together! To make it taste more like your favorite pizza dough add a little of Roasted Garlic Butter to each slice of Bread

 I got 4 good size burgers and 2 smaller ones for my little guy!

Just Consider the endless topping possibilities with this burger! I think I will make a Hawaiian soon!

So here is my Pizza Burger for tonight folks! Hope you enjoyed today's recipe and try a Pizza Burger of your own, would love it if you make it and let me know how it was! 

Thank You for sharing this meal with me! Remember everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love,

Besitos
Piccoli Baci, 
Lizy

Sharing some Pizza Burgers at these Fabulous Parties:
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No Minimalist here
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The Shady Porch
Dragonfly Designs
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6/24/13

Salmon and Shrimp Burgers Recipe

Hola Amigos! Happy Monday. Summer is here to stay now! Yesterday we had a rather hot and humid 90 degree weather day. Ufff...it can't get a little too hot sometimes but it's all good because at night we had the most amazing Super Moon!!! Oh My Word!...what a beautiful sight it was! and if you allow me to say this, the first thought that crossed my mind was God is Good!
But back to our burger today, Grill Master " Big Boy" had friends over and he wanted to try something different for them, could you please get me some salmon burgers at the store? he said...so off the store I went, no pre made patties though, time to improvise with fresh wild caught salmon and why not...add some large raw shrimp into the mix. I've never done home made salmon burgers before and never for a hungry teen crowd, talk about pressure!!! There goes nothing, I said...and here are the results:

Salmon and Shrimp Hamburgers

1 1/2 Pounds Salmon, finely minced and skinned
12 oz Raw Large Shrimp, finely minced, save a couple for garnish
1 Cup Panko
1 TBSP Seafood Seasoning
1/3 Cup finely chopped trilogy (celery onion and bell peppers)
1tsps fresh grind ginger
1 clove garlic
salt and peper to taste (optional)
1 Large Egg beaten
1 tsps Lemon juice
1 TBSP Soy Sauce
Buns, lettuce, fixings of your preference (we prepared or "copy cat campfire mayo and our go to glaze) 
In a large bowl mix Minced Salmon, shrimp, panko, trilogy, ginger and garlic.Mix with your hands until all ingredients are fully combined. At this moment you may add salt of pepper if you choose to, I did not.
In a separate bowl, combine egg, soy sauce and lemon juice.
Add this mixture to the salmon and shrimp bowl, mix and at this point make your patties.
Oil your grill (very important), place your burgers and cook to desired doneness . 
As soon as your burgers are done, grill the saved shrimp for a couple of seconds and garnish each burger with one of them . 
Fix them to your liking 
Listo. 

I tell you friends I had to steal 2 burgers in order to take some pictures, because I think they were gone the minute they were out of the grill, teens can really devour food when they feel like it, lol

I figure either they were good or the kids were plain hungry!

But it turns out they were good! As a matter of fact, I even heard the "we gotta make these again"! Whoot Whoot! Victory!

I think I've a hit among the teen crowd and will keep them coming for more!
Not quite sure is a good idea for my wallet, but I love to see them happy and well fed as you can see they also ate all of their veggies without protesting!

The campfire sauce is so easy, just 1/2 cup Mayo, 3 TBSP  BBQ Sauce and  1 TBSP Relish, yumm!

Yes there is a bit more work involved than just buying the ready made patties, but I tell you is well worthy, fresher taste, quality ingredients and best of all a happy crowd.

Thank You for visiting today! I hope your summer is extra warm with the love of your family and friends gathered around every meal!
Remember my friends, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love! 
Besitos,
Lizy

Sharing Grill Master Big Boy's newest creation at these Fabulous Parties:
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One Artsy Mama
The Pin Junkie
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Sugar Bee Crafts
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Titi Crafty
Under the Table and Dreaming
Between Naps on the Porch
Do Small Things with Love
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6/15/13

Hawaiian Hamburgers Recipe

Hola Amigos..or should I say Aloha! Now that grill master "Big Boy" is officially out of school , he is going to be doing a lot of grilling and BBQ-ing around the house. Today I'm sharing another one of his creations, this time with a little island twist. The key to achieve this Hawaiian influence is in the grilled pineapple and the pineapple sauce to complement it. Here is the recipe!

Hawaiian Hamburgers
1 1/2 Pound Ground Beef ( I like 85/15)
1TBSP Bean Sauce
1TBSP Soy Sauce
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 Tsp Curry Powder
1/2 Tsp Montreal Steak Seasoning
1/2 Tsp White Pepper
1/4 tsp Onion Powder
2TBSP chicken broth or water.
6-8 Strips Bacon
6-8 Buns
Mix all the ingredients above and make your hamburger patties.
Note: These measurements are approximate and reflect the taste of my family, you are welcome to use less or more of any and it  would not affect the outcome of your burger it will only taste the way you like it seasoned.
Wrap each hamburger with a strip of bacon.
Grilled them to taste.

Grilled Pineapples
6-8 Pineapple Slices
1 TBSP Honey
1 TBSP Lemon Juice
a Pinch of Tumeric
Put the pineapples in a zip lock bag with the above ingredients and let marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Oil the surface of your grill and place the pineapples until they get the grill marks, like 2-3 minutes on each side depending on the temp of your grill.

Hawaiian"Aloha" Sauce
3/4 Cup Pineapple Juice or Orange
2 TBSP Soy Sauce
1 Tsp Brown Sugar
1 Clove Garlic peeled and crushed
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
1/2 dried Thyme
1 Tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 TBSP pineapple juice.
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook 8-10 minutes until reduced. Add the cornstarch dissolved  in the pineapple juice and cook until the sauce thickens. 

Now to assemble your burgers! Yeah, bun, burger, sauce and grilled pineapple, bun and EAT!!!

Listo! 
All the steps above, although seems like a lot of work, is well worth it! This burgers are really, really good! And I'm not just saying this. Little one fought to get a big one just for him and ate it all!

The Sauce goes like "butter" and you can use it on anything, from shrimp to chicken!

If you want to take your friends to an exotic paradise without packing your bags, this is the next best thing!

Thank You for visiting the Blog, wishing all fathers an awesome day tomorrow! Lots of health, love and blessings to all!
Always keep in mind my friends, that everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos
Honi Honi.
Lizy

Sharing my "Aloha Burgers" at these Fabulous Parties:
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6/3/13

BBQ Chuck Roast Recipe

Hola Amigos! Today's dinner is brought to you by yours truly and Grill Master "The Hubs". As you all know by know, BBQ and Grilling is something my manly men like to do and I'm just left to prepare the marinade and rub, side dishes and to  be the "honey-would'ya-boy" Honey would ya get me a plate..Honey would ya get me some paper towels, Honey would ya get me a beer...well you get the idea.

 This beef cut is my least favorite, perhaps because I don't like red meat too much and really dislike Roasts (or at least I haven't met one I liked yet). So The Hubs came with the idea of ..hey let's slow cook it...on the grill!!! and I went like...Sure!!!!Why not!...at least I'm out of the kitchen! and let me tell you folks...this is the only way for now on I'm cooking my roasts...technically is not a roast but oh boy...once you try this you won't be going back to that oven!
First of course we marinated and rubbed  the roast. Recipe follows:

BBQ Chuck Roast
Marinade and Rub
1 (5 pound) Chuck Roast
 Sea Salt (I used Hickory Smoked Sea Salt)

Pepper
Onion Powder
Garlic Olive Oil (I used Trader Joe's)
Rub your Chuck Roast on both sides with plenty sea salt, pepper and onion powder. Drizzle a bit of garlic olive oil on both sides as well and leave it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before grilling.
Grilling 
Once you take your roast from the marinade. Put it under indirect low heat and cook this way for 2 hours or until internal temperature reaches 145-155F.  We cooked it at 275-300F covered. 
On the last 30 minutes of cooking we used or favorite BBQ Sauce and just brushed it on the roast until it caramelized and got sticky! Yumm! 
Listo.

Most of all  the fat dripped out of the meat just leaving enough on it to give it flavor.

It was very tender as well due to the slow cooking method, pretty  much falling off the bone.

Serve it with a grilled potato and enjoy your dinner!

Thank You so much for sharing this meal with us today. Do you grill something that is not traditionally "grilled"? If so leave me your link in the comments, I would love to read it and add it to my grilling repertoire!

Remember everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!
Besitos,
Lizy


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