Grilled Jamaican Pork Burgers with Pineapple

 

I have posted before about grilled pork burgers.  To be honest, I prefer ground pork over ground chuck for burgers.  Sweet Harold had been craving one with grilled pineapple rings which pair so deliciously with the pork.

I decided to season with homemade jerk seasoning.  The recipe can be found HERE.

Let's make some burgers! 

The first thing you'll need to do is open and drain one large can of pineapple slices (in their own juice) and place them on paper towels to drain.  Cover with additional paper towels and lightly press to remove as much juice as possible.

I used a little over one pound of ground pork and divided that into four burgers.  Then I liberally seasoned the patties with the jerk seasoning.

Preheat your grill on high.  Place the burgers on the grill and let cook for 3 - 4 minutes.  Lower the heat to medium high and rotate the burgers 1/4 turn.  Let cook another couple of minutes and then flip them carefully with a spatula to cook from the other side.

While the burgers cook, place the pineapple slices directly on the grates and let them cook for a few minutes and then rotate them a 1/4 turn.  In another minute or so flip them over to grill the other side.

Grilling brings out so much sweetness from the pineapple.

For another blast of Jamaican flavor, I decided to glaze the burgers with this sauce (after they reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.).  

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For these particular burgers, that already have so much flavor going on, you might want to be a little choosy with your condiments.  Our favorite method is a light swipe of mayo on both buns, shredded lettuce, an onion slice, and those grilled pineapple slices!