Alabama Smokehouse Pig Burgers with White BBQ Sauce
White BBQ
Sauce:
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons freshly ground black
pepper
Combine all ingredients and whisk until well mixed. Cover and
refrigerate until ready to use.
Pig Burgers:
12 slices thick cut
hickory smoked bacon
2 pounds ground pork
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons
salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil, for grill
rack
6 thick slices smoked Gouda (recommended: Boar's Head)
6 kaiser
rolls, split
1 1/2 cups finely shredded green cabbage
Prepare a
medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to
medium-high.
Heat a large fireproof nonstick skillet on the grill. Add
the bacon and cook over medium-high heat until the bacon is crispy, about 5
minutes, flipping once. Drain on paper towels. Reserve the rendered bacon fat
from the skillet.
Patties:
Combine the pork, smoked paprika, chili
powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of the
rendered bacon fat from the skillet. Mix well, handling the meat as little as
possible to avoid compacting. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and form
the portions into patties to fit the size of the rolls.
Brush the grill
rack with oil. Arrange the patties on the rack, cover, and cook, turning once
just until done, about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare. During the last
few minutes of cooking, top the burgers with equal amounts of smoked Gouda and
put the rolls, cut side down, on the outer edges of the rack to toast
lightly.
To assemble the burgers, spread a generous amount of Alabama
White Barbecue Sauce on the cut sides of the rolls. On each roll bottom, put
some shredded cabbage, a cheese-topped patty, and 2 slices of bacon. Cover with
the roll tops and serve.
As seen on Food Network, Recipe courtesy of
Harold Cohen. These are delicious! I added bread & butter pickles, shredded
romaine (instead of the cabbage), and sliced tomatoes and they were fabulous!
