Sangria Spiked Spicy Pork Burgers
Ingredients
- Marinated Fruit:
- 1 Cup Sutter Home Sangria
- 1 large ripe mango, peeled and cut into 6 large wedges
- 2 peaches, each cut into 6 large wedges
- Slaw:
- 1/4 Cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 Cup grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons Sutter Home Sangria
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces pre-cut slaw mix
- 1/4 Cup roughly chopped cilantro
- Whipped Cottage Cheese
- 1 small lime
- 1/2 Cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 Cup salted and roasted pepitas
- Jerk Spice
- 1/4 Cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4
- teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4
- teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 Teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Patties:
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 2 Pounds ground pork
- 6 slices pepper jack cheese
- 6 leaves butter lettuce
- 6 Hawaiian style sweet hamburger buns
Instructions
- 1. Combine Sutter Home Sangria, cut mangoes and peaches in a plastic bag. Set aside to marinate.
- 2. In a medium bowl, combine the apple cider vinegar, grapeseed oil, Sutter Home Sangria, salt and pepper. Whisk until combined. Add in slaw mix and cilantro. Toss to coat.
- 3. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- 4. Zest and juice the lime. Add to a medium bowl with cottage cheese.
- 5.
- Using an immersion blender or mixer, whip mixture until smooth. Fold in pepitas. Set aside.
- 6. In a large bowl, add ingredients for jerk seasoning mix. Mix well to thoroughly combine.
- 7. Preheat a gas grill to medium high heat
- 8. Place jalapeno peppers on grill. Cook, turning halfway through for
- 5-6 minutes or until slightly charred. Remove from grill, de-seed and chop finely.
- 9. Combine the ground pork with the Jerk seasoning and chopped jalapenos. Mix well and form into 6 patties.
- 10. Cook pork patties on gas grill over medium-high heat for 5 minutes each side. During last 2 minutes add slices of pepper jack cheese and cook until melted.
- 11. Remove fruit from marinate. Add fruit slices to grill and cook for 1-2 minutes each side or until lightly charred. Remove from grill and cut into smaller pieces.
- 12. To assemble burgers, spread whipped cottage cheese on bottom bun and top with lettuce leaf, patty, slaw, grilled fruit and bun top.