Portuguese Pineapple Picando Burger Recipes

Steps:

• Set up grill for direct cooking over high heat. Oil grate when ready to start cooking.
• In a mixing bowl, stir to combine ground beef, soup mix, teriyaki marinade mix, and 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice.
• Form 4 patties slightly larger than bun. Gently press pineapple rings into tops of burgers.
• Season burgers with salt and pepper and place on grill pineapple side down. Cook 8 minutes per side for medium.
• Mix together mayonnaise, wasabi, and soy sauce.
• Serve hot on toasted buns with lettuce, tomato, onions, and wasabi mayonnaise.
• INDOORS: Follow instructions for preparing burgers. Preheat broiler. Place burgers pineapple side up on wire rack over foil lined baking sheet or broiler pan. Broil 6 inches from heat source for 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium.

Steps:

• In a small pot, over high heat, combine the sliced peppers, onions, and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until crisp and tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add the chourico, linguica, vegetable juice, paprika, and cayenne pepper to the pepper mixture. Mix well. This can be made 1 or 2 days ahead and refrigerated.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with 1/4 cup water. In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add the eggs and the spicy sausage mixture, along with the shredded cheese. Stir gently until the eggs are cooked and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Serve with toasted Portuguese English muffins.

Steps:

• To make the orange-garlic aioli:
• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, orange juice, zest and garlic; Refrigerate to chill until ready to use.
• Prepare an open grill for moderate direct heat cooking.
• In a small frying pan, saute the ground chourico or linguica in the olive oil, add wine and tomato sauce, remove from pan and let cool.
• When the chourico is cool, in a large bowl, combine chourico to the ground beef and form 4 patties to fit the rolls.
• When the fire is ready, brush the grill rack with oil.
• Grill the patties until done to preference, turning once, 8 to 10 minutes medium rare.
• During the last few minutes of cooking, place the rolls cut side down, on the outer edges of the grill until lightly toasted.
• Spread the orange aioli on the cut sides of the rolls.
• Top the bottom roll with a bed of cilantro leaves, then the burger. Top each burger with a sliced ring of fresh pineapple, then the roll top.

Steps:

• To make the orange-garlic aioli: In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, orange juice, zest and garlic; Refrigerate to chill until ready to use.
• Prepare an open grill for moderate direct heat cooking.
• In a small frying pan, saute the ground chourico or linguica in the olive oil, add wine and tomato sauce, remove from pan and let cool.
• When the chourico is cool, in a large bowl, combine chourico to the ground beef and form 4 patties to fit the rolls.
• When the fire is ready, brush the grill rack with oil.
• Grill the patties until done to preference, turning once, 8 to 10 minutes medium rare.
• During the last few minutes of cooking, place the rolls cut side down, on the outer edges of the grill until lightly toasted.
• Spread the orange aioli on the cut sides of the rolls.
• Top the bottom roll with a bed of cilantro leaves, then the burger. Top each burger with a sliced ring of fresh pineapple, then the roll top.

Steps:

• Divide ground sirloin into eight 1/2" balls and eight patties. Place patties on grill and add sauce on each pattie, grill for a couple of minutes turn over add more sauce. Put one ground sirloin ball into each hole in pineapple slices. Place on grill, add sauce, and grill a couple minutes more before turning over and adding more sauce. Place buns on grill to warm. Place one pattie and one pineapple slice between two buns and serve.
• Sauce: in saucepan over medium heat, add ketchup, barbeque sauce and pineapple juice and bring to boil.

Steps:

• Thinly filet the chicken breasts.
• In a metal mixing bowl, combine chilies,lemon juice ginger,oil,paprika,garlicsugar and chili flakes, stir quickly.
• Spoon half of the sauce into a separate bowl and set aside for later.
• Add the chicken breasts to the remaining chili sauce, refrigerate for 1 hours.
• Lightly dredge breasts in flour/salt mixture one by one.
• Pan fry chicken for several minutes on each side.
• Dress buns with mayonnaie, lettuce,chicken, provolone cheese and spoon some of the remaining chili sauce on top.