Polynesian Burgers Recipes

Steps:

• In bowl, combine ground beef, bell pepper and teriyaki. Let stand 10 - 15 minutes.
• Shape into 4 patties.
• Grill or broil on both sides to desired doneness.
• Add pineapple slices to grill or broiler pan and heat just until browned.
• Serve burgers on buns (toasted if you like) topped with pineapple slices with more Teriyaki sauce for dipping if desired.
• HINT: For extra teriyaki flavor, brush buns with additional teriyaki.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Mix the mayonnaise and 1/4 cup of the teriyaki cooking sauce in a small bowl until combined. Slice four 1/4-inch-thick rounds from the pineapple (reserve the remaining pineapple for another use). Form the beef into 4 patties and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat, alternatively prepare an outdoor grill for medium-high direct and indirect heat. Add the bacon and pineapple in a single layer in a grill pan; if using an outdoor grill place the pineapple over direct heat and the bacon over indirect heat and cover. Cook until golden on one side, about 5 minutes for the pineapple and 7 minutes for the bacon. Flip both with tongs and continue cooking until the bacon is crisp and the pineapple is golden and soft, about 6 minutes more for each. Transfer to a baking sheet along with the rolls and keep warm in the oven.
• Add the burgers to the grill pan or outdoor grill over direct heat and cook until well browned on one side, about 4 minutes. Flip the burgers and cook for 2 minutes. Brush the burgers with half the remaining teriyaki cooking sauce, top with the mozzarella and brush with more sauce. Cover the burgers with a heatproof metal bowl or grill lid and cook until the cheese is melted and the burger is cooked to desired doneness, 1 to 2 minutes for medium.
• Put a burger on the bottom half of each roll and top with 2 slices bacon and 1 pineapple round. Divide the teriyaki mayonnaise among the burgers, spooning it into the hole of each pineapple round. Top with the roll tops.

Steps:

• For the sauce: Stir together the mayo, teriyaki sauce, honey and cayenne in a small bowl. Set aside.
• For the burgers: Set a grill pan over medium-high heat (you can also use a skillet).
• Grill the pineapple and bell pepper rings until they have great grill marks on both sides (or brown them in the hot skillet), about 5 minutes.
• Season the ground beef and form it into 4 equal-size patties. Cook them over medium heat on the grill for 4 to 5 minutes on the first side, then flip them over and add a splash of teriyaki sauce on top of each one. Place a slice of cheese on each patty and let it melt while the burger cooks through, about 4 minutes longer.
• Butter a griddle or separate skillet set over medium heat. Place the rolls cut-side down and cook until brown, about a minute.
• Spoon a little bit of the sauce on both sides of the rolls and allow it to soak into the bread. Place the patties on the bottom buns and top each with 2 pineapple slices and some red onion slices, bell pepper rings and lettuce. Top with the top buns and smush it all together. Serve with extra sauce for dipping.

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Grate 1 teaspoon zest each from an orange, lemon and lime, and add to a medium saucepan. Juice oranges, lemons and limes into saucepan, reserving 2 tablespoons juice in a small bowl. Add sugar. Stir to combine, adding more sugar to taste, if necessary. Bring to boil. Whisk cornstarch with reserved juice until smooth. Whisk into saucepan, and simmer until mixture is thickened. Set aside.
• Form beef into 6 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
• Grill burgers, along with pineapple, bell peppers and onion slices. Grill burgers, turning once, until cooked to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side. Cook pineapple, peppers and onions, turning once, until both sides have distinct grill marks and peppers and onions have softened slightly, about 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• To build burgers, place 1 onion slice on the bottom half of bun, followed by burger, pineapple, and peppers. Drizzle with sauce. Place a thin slice of star fruit on top. Serve any additional onion, pineapple, peppers or starfruit on the side as garnish.

Steps:

• Make the angry Hawaiian sauce: Combine pickled jalapenos, pineapple and barbecue sauce in a bowl.
• Place bacon in large pot and cover with water. Boil until most of the fat is rendered, about 45 minutes. Drain bacon. Preheat a grill or pan, then form bacon into 4 patties and sear until crispy.
• Divide beef into 4 patties. Sprinkle beef patties with seasoned salt and cook over medium-high heat until desired doneness.
• Meanwhile, toast buns to desired doneness.
• Place one tomato slice on each bun bottom, then top with one portion shredded lettuce. Top beef patties and bacon patties with slices of provolone, then top each cheesed beef patty with a cheesed bacon patty.
• Top patties with angry Hawaiian sauce and bun tops, then finish by closing with bun bottoms.

Steps:

• Open canned pineapple, drain juice and reserve amounts for recipe.
• In large mixing bowl, add egg, (oil if using turkey burger only) brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce, 1 tblsp pineapple juice. Mix well. Set aside.
• For dressing:.
• In small bowl mix mayonnaise, celery seed, pineapple juice, ketchup.Taste. You may add a little more Ketchup by tsp if you prefer. Refrigerate.
• Add ground meat to egg, brown sugar and spice mixture. Mix well. I use my fingers.
• Form into 8 patties.
• Put on the grill and cook about 6 minutes, then flip until done.
• You may grill the pineapple rings on the grill for about 2 minutes.
• Brush margarine on each side of buns.
• Put on the grill the last two or three minutes to toast.
• To Serve: Place one slice cheese on bun, then cooked pattie, add a spoonful of sauce on top, then romaine lettuce leaf, then one pineapple ring, top with other half of bun.
• Serve with Taro chips, Hawaiian potato chips, pastachio nuts, and fresh coconut slices if you have. Dip the coconut slices in a mixture of vanilla and evaporated milk and Splenda before serving.
• Note: I have not used fresh pineapple because there is intense natural acid. Some of the family cannot tolerate. You could substitute fresh pineapple, make sure you use some of the natural juice.

Steps:

• Heat a cast iron skillet. When hot, add oil, swirl to coat bottom.
• Add bacon, cook over medium heat until almost crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate; keep warm.
• Pour off all but 2 teaspoons oil.
• Add onion rings to the skillet, toss to coat with oil. Reduce heat and cook until limp. Add, in its own little pile, to plate with bacon.
• Add mushrooms to skillet, toss to coat with oil. Cook until well browned, then salt to taste. When tender, add to bacon and onions, in its own little pile on the plate and keep warm.
• Increase heat, add pineapple slices to the skillet. Cook until slightly charred, turning to brown both sides. Add to the plate and keep warm.
• Add veggie burgers to the skillet. Cook until browned, basting occasionally with reserved pineapple juice. Turn and brown other side, basting with pineapple juice. Make sure they are cooked through (see package for temperature, most will say 160F).
• Top burgers with cheese; cover pan briefly to melt cheese.
• Serve burgers on buns with barbeque sauce, a bacon slice, a pineapple slice, tomato, lettuce, onions and mushrooms.
• Open wide!

Steps:

• Drain the Pineapple well in advance.
• Combine Ground beef, Pineapple, Onion, Swiss Cheese and Hot Sauce.
• Form into patties (For best results make patty centers slightly thinner than edges).
• For best results refrigerate patties for 2 hours.
• Cook bacon and burgers together (For best results grill outside).
• Place bacon and burgers on Hawaiian Rolls and use condiments as desired.

Steps:

• Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for medium heat (350° to 450°; you can hold your hand 5 inches above cooking grate only 5 to 7 seconds). In a small bowl, combine pineapple, barbecue sauce, and soy sauce. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine pork, bread crumbs, onion, ginger, brown sugar, cayenne, and salt. Shape mixture into 4 patties. Cook, turning once, until slightly charred and cooked the way you like them, about 7 minutes total for medium.
• Put each burger on a muffin half. Top each with 2 basil leaves, about 2 tablespoons sauce, and the muffin top.