The XL Chili Verde Pork Burger that couldn't...

[Ron_L]

I had a great idea! I decided to make an XL burger and double dip in the throwdowns! (Well, actually it was Guerry's idea. But i stole it on my own! :becky

So... What to make. We went to a local brewpub last night and they had an excellent tomatillo salsa, so I was inspired by that and decided to make a Chili Verde Pork Burger. I took two pounds of ground pork, some chopped green chilis, some fajita seasoning and some tomatillo salsa and mixed it all together. I found a nine inch round foccacia bread that would serve as my XL bun so I made the burger about ten inches round to account for shrinkage. My plan was to slice the foccacia in half horizontally, put on the Chili Verde Pork Burger and top it with tomatillo salsa, grilled poblano and red bell peppers, grilled onions, tomatoes and avocado slices.

I fired up the Memphis Pro, seasoned the outside of the burger with more fajita seasoning and put it onto the grill and let it cook for about 15 minutes on the first side.

This is where things started to fall apart. Literally. I got out my two XL spatulas and tried to flip the XL burger, but I probably should have let it cook for another 10 minutes or so. But, I didn't, so when I tried to flip it it fell apart. I salvaged the larger pieces but some small pieces went through the grates. So I finished cooking it (160 internal) and ate it without the foccacia, but with the salsa, grilled veggies, tomatoes and avocado on the side. The flavor was excellent! i would definitely make Chili Verde Pork Burgers again, but I would keep them smaller to make them more manageable.

Here is the mixture in case anyone wants to try it...

Chili Verde Pork Burgers

2 lbs. ground pork (80/20)
2 T Fajita Seasoning
1 small can chopped green chilis
1/4 cup Tomatillo Salsa (I used Frontera brand).

Mix it all together, season the outside with Fajita Seasoning and grill until done.

Oh well... Live and learn!

 

[zydecopaws]

Sounds delicious. I assume we won't be seeing any pictures due to all the scrambling you did to salvage it and the picture-worthiness of the bits and pieces... :becky:

 

[Ron_L]

Sounds delicious. I assume we won't be seeing any pictures due to all the scrambling you did to salvage it and the picture-worthiness of the bits and pieces... :becky:

You are correct. I didn't even drag out the camera. I was just a little :mad2:

 

[landarc]

Bummer, it sounds like a good plan, and it would have been a big burger.

 

[SmokinAussie]

AWWWWW... Sounded awesome....

 

[bigabyte]

This may help if you grill allows for it. When I cook really large burgers, I do them one at a time. I put a plate over the burger, grab my welding gloves and flip the grill grate over using one hand while holding the plate with the other to get the patty onto the plate. Then I place another plate over the first plate to flip the burger again (this will make sense when you do it). Then place the grill grate over the patty and flip the plate onto the grate and back onto the grill and the patty is now flipped and still in perfect form.

If you want to get creative, make some small grill grates with expanded steel (or maybe some small sort of veggie basket would work) and put your patties on these, and flip in the same manner. This way you don't have to flip the large grill grate.

 

[Paulmark]

Awww... don't beat yourself up too much Ron. It sounded really good and being human and subject to flaws just makes you more likeable. Need some pics bro.

 

[Desert Dweller]

Hey Ron L, not too worry too much, after all, it could not have happened because; (hell, you knew someone was gonna do this)

 

[bbqbull]

Hey Ron L, not too worry too much, after all, it could not have happened because; (hell, you knew someone was gonna do this)

From your friendly moderator here.
As a gentle reminder please re-read this thread. :thumb:
Thank you in advance.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77439&highlight=pics

 

[Vince B]

Ron I feel your pain on the camera issue posted in this thread. One of the first things I do when doing something for the first time is charge the battery for pic's. Go to the store and get all that is needed to make the meal. Way to many times I either forget about the camera or just get so disappointed that pic's are just not going to happen. Is wrong when you get mad at food? I certainly have made a few pic's that I wanted to :boxing:

Next time lets get the pic's big guy!eace:

 

[Smokin Mike]

WOW, that sounds like a great burger, I am going to have to try it.

thanks for sharing Ron

 

[weconway]

Maybe you could use one of those fish baskets next time. That'd be a decent way to flip that beast.

I vote that you try again!

William