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Pork and Apple Burgers with White Cheddar and Caramelized Onions

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Ground Pork
  • 2 Red Apples peeled and grated (or 1/2 cup apple sauce)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 4 slices White Cheddar
  • 1 Large Yellow Onion sliced
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Pinch of rosemary optional
  • 2 tbsp Breadcrumbs optional

Instructions
 

Caramelize The Onion

  • Add butter and olive oil to a pan on medium heat. Once it is melted, add your sliced onion to the pan and mix. Keep mixing every few minutes until the onions are evenly browned and caramelized. This takes about 35-40 minutes. You should sprinkle some salt on the onions during the cooking process too. Just a couple of pinches.
  • Once your onions are done cooking, take half of them, and chop them up on a cutting board.

Grating Apples

  • If you want to use grated apples instead of applesauce, choose two red apples. Peel the apples and then cut in 4 pieces around the core. Using a box grater, grate each apple piece. Also, it is important to squeeze as much water out of the apples as possible. You can do this using a tea towel or fine mesh sieve.

Burgers

  • In a medium bowl, add your ground pork, apple sauce(or grated apples), your chopped caramelized onions, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. You can also add some optional rosemary and breadcrumbs. mix well
  • Form four equal patties. You want to form the patties thin, as they will shrink up while they cook. You will need to cook them in a large skillet to make them all fit, but if they don't all fit, you can cook them in two batches.
  • Cook the patties for 3.5 minutes on each side. Once you flip them over, add a slice of white cheddar and let it melt completely as the burgers finish cooking. I cook the burgers on the second side for 3.5/4 minutes. If your burgers are thicker, you may want to keep it on the heat a little longer per side.
  • Put the burgers on a plate so that they can rest for 5-10 minutes.
  • Toast the buns while the burgers are resting.
  • Top each burger with a some of the caramelized onion mixture. You can also add some thin slices of apples as a topping too!