No need to go to McDonald’s or Burger King for your next burger. You can make a top quality burger right at home with this Hawaiian Burger recipe topped with sweet caramelized pineapple, crispy bacon, and a tangy mayo-barbecue sauce, all on a toasted brioche bun. This burger is a master class in balance, with all sorts of flavors playing together to create a whole delicious experience.
What Makes This Burger Hawaiian?
The caramelized pineapple is what gives this burger its “Hawaiian” character, as pineapple on pizza or in drinks also gets those items categorized as Hawaiian. But, interestingly, pineapple itself is not actually Hawaiian. Dole Pineapple Company marketed Hawaiian pineapples, but the fruit itself is actually from South America. If you are looking for actual Hawaiian-origin food, consider looking at Poi or the variety of Hawaiian fish dishes out there. But we mean to cast no shade to the pineapple: it’s delicious on burgers and in a variety of different dishes, from cocktails to desserts and everything in between.
Hawaiian Burger Recipe
Description
A juicy beef burger with a tropical twist.
Ingredients
- 4 brioche buns
- ½ stick butter
- 1 lb ground beef
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup pineapple
- ½ cup red onion, medium dice
- 8 slices of bacon
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Lettuce and tomato
- ¼ cup mayo
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Toast brioche buns with butter. Separate the ground meat into 4 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sauté pineapple and red onion in a skillet until softened and add brown sugar. Saute until caramelized and jam-like.In a separate pan, cook bacon until your desired doneness.
- Mix mayo and barbecue sauce in a small dish. Slather buns with the mixture.
- Put about a tablespoon of the pineapple and red onion jam on each bun.
- Add burger, bacon, and other burger fixings like lettuce and tomato to build the burger of your dreams.
Recipe by Chef Jackie Page / Styling by Anna Franklin / Photography by Dave Bryce
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