Bunless Pork Burgers

This is more of a recipe idea than a recipe. It’s just TOO simple to call a recipe but these pork patties served with your favorite burger condiments will really hit the spot!

Either ground your own pork (butt & shoulder work well) or buy ground pork. Keep the seasoning simple – salt & pepper. Decide on your patty size. 1/4 pound? 1/3 pound? 1/2 pound? Whatever you do, make sure there’s a nice depression in the middle of the patty so that when it cooks, it doesn’t bulge into a lenticular shape. Instead, it will bulge to a flat patty.

Cook to desired level of doneness (got bacon fat stashed away?) and serve over some nice lettuce. Tomatoes? Mustard? Cheese? Hot sauce? Whatever you like on your burger, be smart & watch the sugars. Even a modest amount of ketchup MAY be ok – depending on your tolerance for such things, but seriously…. Ketchup????

As you can see above, I like mine with cheese. Coach Loli had hers with some mustard. We both enjoyed some Bubbies Pickles and onions.

How do you like your pork burger?

Smokey the Pig

Mr. Coach could win an award for this big ole hunk of oink! He seasoned it simply with salt, pepper, and garlic powder then smoked it for 16 hours. It came off the smoker with a delicate but crispy outside and a moist, flavorful, and tender inside.

Are you a smoked meat fan? Do you want to become a smoked meat fan? The Coach and Mr. Coach would love to see pictures of your smoker productions!

“But I don’t have a smoker!” Check out some of these options – some very reasonably priced! (If you can’t see the Amazon items below, please exclude CoachLoli.com from your Ad Blocker. We don’t pummel you with ads and only link to affiliate items we are recommending.)

Here’s a very reasonable priced unit that won’t take up a lot of space. It’s electric so temperature management is a bit simpler.
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This next example is pricier and more elaborate. It’s also electric but has some more sophisticated controls and a nice wood chip loading tray.
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Here are a few options of all sorts and price ranges. Electric? Wood / Charcoal? Metal? Ceramic? Strange little doodads? You can probably find what you need to get started smoking.

Taco Salad With Ground Pork and Chimi-cado Sauce?

Taco Salad With Ground Pork?

2018-09-30

by admin

Category Main Dish

When you have some nice organic ground pork in the freezer, you make taco salad with it. Right? Coach Loli is dairy free and Mr. Coach is not so this is a perfect meal to dress up with cheese or sour cream if you're into that kind of thing. That dollop of chimi-cado sauce was magic and extra tasty. The perfect pairing!

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1 recipe DIY taco seasoning
1/2 yellow onion
2 Tablespoons lard
Salad greens
Cheese (optional)
Chimi-cado sauce
Taco Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon oregano
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Pinch red pepper flakes
Red onion (raw or pickled)
Chimi-cado sauce
1 Cup Chimichurri sauce
1 Avacado

Instructions

Mix all the spices in a bowl and set aside.
Mix together Chimichurri sauce and avacado and set aside.
Melt lard in a skillet and add ground pork and onion. Cook until not pink and add taco seasoning. Cook until done.
Top salad greens with ground pork, chimi-cado sauce, and onions (we use pickled onions).

Tag: pork