Ingredients
For the burger
- 3/4 lb ground pork and ¼ lb ground beef
- 2T – ¼ C Mrs. Renfro's Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
- 1 garlic clove, mashed
- Salt & pepper
- 4 Brioche buns, lightly toasted (or hamburger buns will do)
- 4 slices chipotle gouda or pepper jack cheese (If you want cheeseburgers)
For the Chipotle Mayo sauce
- ½ C Mayonnaise
- 2T Mrs. Renfro's Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
For extreme heat use Mrs. Renfro's Ghost Pepper Barbecue Sauce - Juice of ½ Lime
For the toppings
- Mrs. Renfro's Nacho Sliced Jalapeno Peppers
- Onion strings (see separate recipe)
- Arugula or greens of choice
- Sliced tomato
- Sliced avocado
Directions
- Soak onions for onion strings (see recipe)
- Pre-heat grill to medium-high (bbq grill outside, or grill pan indoors)
- In a bowl, combine pork, beef, barbecue sauce, garlic, salt & pepper to taste
- Form meat mixture into 4 equal patties
- Fry onion strings (see recipe)
- Grill meat patties 5-6 minutes, turn over, continue to grill other side until patties are cooked through
- In the meantime, mix the Chipotle Mayo sauce ingredients together in a small bowl, keep cold
- Grill buns
- Spread generous amount of Chipotle Mayo on each bun
- Assemble burgers, top with onion strings, supply plenty of napkins!
ONION STRINGS RECIPE
Ingredients
- 2 large onions, sliced very thin
- 2 C buttermilk
- 1 C all purpose flour
- 1 T salt
- Black pepper
- ½ T Cayenne pepper
- 1 – 2 Quarts Canola oil
Directions
- Separate onion slices, place in shallow baking dish, cover with buttermilk
- Soak onions for at least 1 hour
- In a bowl, combine flour, salt, black and cayenne pepper, set aside
- Heat canola oil on med-high to 375F
- Place small portion of onions in the flour, coat thoroughly and tap off excess
- Carefully put the floured onions in the hot oil, agitate to break apart
- Cook to golden brown – very quick process, about 1 – 2 minutes – and remove to paper towel covered plate
- Repeat with remaining onions, in batches, serve immediately.