Cheddar Maple Mustard Pork Burgers

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	586586 cal
pro	34 g34g pro
total fat	28 g28g total fat
sat. fat	10 g10g sat. fat
carb	47 g47g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	140 mg140mg chol
sodium	979 mg979mg sodium
potassium	536 mg536mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	2727 calcium
iron	2828 iron
vit A	88 vit A
vit C	22 vit C
folate	3939 folate

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Skewering the onions with metal or soaked wooden skewers keeps the slices together while grilling.

Ingredients

2 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 2tbsp tbspDijon mustard
2 tbsp maple syrup 2 2tbsp tbspmaple syrup
1 tsp cider vinegar 1 1tsp tspcider vinegar
1 small red onion 1 1small red onionred onions
1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1tbsp tbspvegetable oil
1 pinch salt and pepper 1 1pinch pinchsalt and pepper
4 hamburger buns 4 4hamburger bunhamburger buns
Patties:
1 egg 1 1eggeggs
1 tbsp water 1 1tbsp tbspwater
3/4 3/4cup cupshredded extra-old Canadian cheddar cheese
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 1/4cup cupdry bread crumbs
1 garlic clove , minced1 1garlic clovegarlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/2 tsp dried sage 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried sage
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
1 lb lean ground pork 1 1lb lblean ground pork

Preparation

Patties: In bowl, beat egg with water; stir in Cheddar cheese, bread crumbs, garlic, salt, sage and pepper. Mix in pork. Shape into four 3/4-inch (2 cm) thick patties. Set aside.

In small bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, maple syrup and cider vinegar; set aside.

Cut onion into 4 generous 1/4-inch (5 mm) thick slices. Push metal or soaked wooden skewer horizontally through centre of each slice.

Brush both sides of onion slices with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on greased grill over medium heat; close lid and grill, turning once, until tender, about 10 minutes. Remove skewers from onion slices.

Meanwhile, place patties on greased grill over medium heat; close lid and grill for 5 minutes.

Turn patties and brush with half of the mustard mixture; grill for 5 minutes.

Turn patties again and brush with remaining mustard mixture; grill until digital thermometer inserted sideways into centre of patties reads 160°F (71°C), 2 to 4 minutes.

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Source : Canadian Living Magazine: July 2009