Maui Burger Recipes

SUNNY'S MAUI LUAU BURGER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pork, parsley, salt, garlic, 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce and some pepper. Gently mix, then separate into 4 balls and rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
• In a shallow dish, add the pineapple rings in one layer, then on each ring, add 4 slices of onion. Brush the tops with the remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce. Pour beer in the side of the dish up to the level of the pineapple. Rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Heat an outdoor grill to medium high for direct and indirect heat (to cook on a griddle, see Cook's Note). Press the burgers into patties slightly larger than the buns. Place the burgers over the direct heat and cook on one side for 6 to 8 minutes. Flip to the indirect heat side of the grill and cook until the internal temperature reads 155 degrees F. Remove from the grill and lightly tent the burgers with loose-fitting aluminum foil for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, shake the excess marinade off the pineapples and onions. Grill the pineapple rings on one side until charred and easily released to be flipped; grill on the other side until grill marked. Using a grill pan, cook the onions until tender and charred, about 15 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Brush the outside of the buns with the butter and place them on the grill buttered-side down. Grill until toasted but still shiny, 1 to 2 minutes. Build each burger starting with a bottom bun, a patty, a pineapple ring, some onions, a handful of plantain chips and a top bun.

MAUI BURGERS (DIABETIC)

Steps:

• Mix the beef, garlic, scallions, ginger, and soy sauce together and form in 4 patties of equal size about 3/4-inch thick.
• Grill or broil 4-inches from source of heat, for 7 minutes for medium-rare turning once.
• While burgers are grilling, brush 4 slices of fresh or canned water-packed unsweetened pineapple with 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
• Grill until pineapple is heated through and seared with grill marks, about 6 minutes (2 minutes for canned pineapple).
• Serve each patty open-face in a 1-ounce toasted slice of French bread, topped with grilled pineapple slice, and garnished with 1 tablespoon minced green bell pepper.
• Food Exchange per serving: 2 MEDIUM-FAT MEAT EXCHANGES + 1 1/2 BREAD/STARCH EXCHANGES: CAL: 282; PRO: 20g; CAR: 23g; FAT: 13g(CAL: FROM FAT 41%) FIB: TRACE; CHO: 53mg; SODIUM: 401mg: POTASSIUM: 307mg;.