Sage Apple Pork Burgers with Caramelized Onions

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Sage Apple Pork Burgers with Caramelized Onions
Photography by Matthew Kimura

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	523523 cal
pro	30 g30g pro
total fat	21 g21g total fat
sat. fat	6 g6g sat. fat
carb	53 g53g carb
fibre	6 g6g fibre
chol	121 mg121mg chol
sodium	906 mg906mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1212 calcium
iron	3030 iron
vit A	55 vit A
vit C	2020 vit C
folate	3939 folate

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Not your average backyard fare, these thick, juicy burgers, dressed up with lettuce and thinly sliced apple, are fancy enough for casual entertaining. And since you can make the patties and the caramelized onions ahead, they might become a weeknight grilling favourite, too.

Ingredients

1 egg 1 1eggeggs
1/4 cup apple juice 1/4 1/4cup cupapple juiceapple juice
2 green onions , chopped2 2green oniongreen onions, chopped
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 1/4cup cupdry bread crumbs
1 1tbsp tbspfinely chopped fresh sage, (or 1/2 tsp/2 mL dried)
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
1 lb lean ground pork 1 1lb lblean ground pork
4 onion or hamburger buns 4 4onion or hamburger bunhamburger buns
4 leaves leaf lettuce 4 4leaves leaf lettuce
1 red-skinned apple , thinly sliced1 1red-skinned appleapples, thinly sliced
Carmelized Onions
1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1tbsp tbspvegetable oil
1 large onion , thinly sliced1 1large oniononions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp granulated sugar 1 1tbsp tbspgranulated sugar
1 tbsp wine vinegar 1 1tbsp tbspwine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper

Preparation

In bowl, beat egg with apple juice. Stir in green onions, bread crumbs, sage, salt and pepper; mix in pork. Shape into four 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick patties. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 6 hours. Or layer between waxed paper in airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month; thaw in refrigerator.)

Caramelized Onions:
In skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; fry onion, stirring occasionally, until turning golden, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and vinegar; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until deep golden, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, place patties on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook, turning once, until no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Cut buns in half; place, cut sides down, on grill and toast until golden, 1 to 2 minutes.

Place lettuce, apple, patties then onions on bottoms of buns; sandwich with tops.