Being well into summer I figured it was high time that I continued my experiments with burgers. At its base a burger is ground beef that is formed into a patty and grilled to perfection. But, why stop there? Why not take the opportunity to add flavour? Over the last few summers I have been enjoying experimenting with various burger flavours and concepts and I had been itching to try a few more. The next burger that I wanted to try was one that was seasoned with a Jamaican jerk spice blend.
I went with beef for the meat, though chicken would also work well. For the jerk spice blend I modified the jerk marinade recipe that I used a while ago and reduced the amount of liquids in it so that it was more of a paste than a marinade. The scotch bonnet or habanero pepper in the jerk paste was bound to make things a little bit spicy so I decided to fill out the bun with a cool, juicy and creamy pineapple and banana salsa to help mellow things out and to build on the feel of the tropics in the burger. I served the jerk burgers with pineapple and banana salsa with some home made sweet potato fries.
Jamaican Jerk Burgers with Pineapple and Banana Salsa
(makes 4 servings)Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons jerk seasoning paste (your favorite brand or see below)
1 pound ground beef
1 cup pineapple and banana salsa
4 buns
2 tablespoons jerk seasoning paste (your favorite brand or see below)
1 pound ground beef
1 cup pineapple and banana salsa
4 buns
Directions:
1. Mix the jerk seasoning into the ground beef.
2. Form the beef into 4 patties about 3/4 of an inch thick.
3. Grill (or broil or pan fry) the burgers until cooked, about 3-5 minutes per side.
4. Assemble burgers and enjoy.
1. Mix the jerk seasoning into the ground beef.
2. Form the beef into 4 patties about 3/4 of an inch thick.
3. Grill (or broil or pan fry) the burgers until cooked, about 3-5 minutes per side.
4. Assemble burgers and enjoy.
Jamaican Jerk Paste
Ingredients:
1/2 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper or 2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and chopped)
2 green onions (sliced)
2 teaspoons thyme (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 teaspoons allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon orange (zest)
2 tabespoons white vinegar
1/2 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper or 2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and chopped)
2 green onions (sliced)
2 teaspoons thyme (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 teaspoons allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon orange (zest)
2 tabespoons white vinegar
Directions:
1. Mix all of the ingredients in a food processor.
1. Mix all of the ingredients in a food processor.
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