Bacon/Parmesan Pork Burger
Flickering Fame
One of the greatest letdowns in my life was turning 18 and admitting to myself I'd never be a child prodigy. It was a great disappointment. At the risk of being immodest, I'm a bit smarter and a bit more talented than your typical bubba, but only a bit. It's like having a ticket with 9 of the pick-10 lottery numbers.
Within the more recent past, the last five or six years, I realized I'd never be famous, either. My desire for fame, though, was far more circumspect than my childhood dreams of prodigy. I had no desire to see my face splashed across People or to be idolized by adolescents. Rather, I wanted, as I commented to a boss once, to be known as an expert. More specifically, I wanted to be a Steve McConnell or a Grady Booch or even a James Bach. And if these names mean nothing to you, it's because they're computer programmers. Big fish in an exclusive and largely unknown pond.
My motives for desiring the notoriety
The reporter asked for several of my favorite summer recipes. My most favorite involve things like tomatoes and peaches and melons that aren't in season yet. But I figured something grillable would be a good idea so I decided to offer pork burgers and came up with the recipe below. These suckers are seriously good. Juicy, packed with flavor, and easy to make. I also made whole-wheat pepper and garlic buns to go with them (recipe to be posted later).
The bacon and parmesan lurk in the background with the bacon adding both depth and additional juiciness. If you like pork, you'll love these.
One of the greatest letdowns in my life was turning 18 and admitting to myself I'd never be a child prodigy. It was a great disappointment. At the risk of being immodest, I'm a bit smarter and a bit more talented than your typical bubba, but only a bit. It's like having a ticket with 9 of the pick-10 lottery numbers.
Within the more recent past, the last five or six years, I realized I'd never be famous, either. My desire for fame, though, was far more circumspect than my childhood dreams of prodigy. I had no desire to see my face splashed across People or to be idolized by adolescents. Rather, I wanted, as I commented to a boss once, to be known as an expert. More specifically, I wanted to be a Steve McConnell or a Grady Booch or even a James Bach. And if these names mean nothing to you, it's because they're computer programmers. Big fish in an exclusive and largely unknown pond.
My motives for desiring the notoriety
The reporter asked for several of my favorite summer recipes. My most favorite involve things like tomatoes and peaches and melons that aren't in season yet. But I figured something grillable would be a good idea so I decided to offer pork burgers and came up with the recipe below. These suckers are seriously good. Juicy, packed with flavor, and easy to make. I also made whole-wheat pepper and garlic buns to go with them (recipe to be posted later).
The bacon and parmesan lurk in the background with the bacon adding both depth and additional juiciness. If you like pork, you'll love these.
Bacon & Parmesan Pork Burger
1 lb ground pork
3 strips thick-cut bacon
1 oz parmesan cheese -- shredded (not grated), about 1/3 c
1/3 c chopped red onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Dice bacon into 1/4 inch pieces. Mix all ingredients together (hands work best). Form into 6 patties about 1/2 inch thick and grill over medium heat for 5 minutes per side.
12 Comments:
Dude, we just returned home from a fab anniversary-mountain-weekend. Fabulous wine and great food do not prevent the both of us from salivating over your most provocative photo... such simple summery goodness is truly inspirational. Long live the grill.
And pork.
And cheese.
S'kat,
In the immortal words of Spock: "Live long and pig out."
Hey mang,
Just got back from a weekend at the smoker. Beefs, porkses, bacons and fishies. And most all of it got bacon in one form or another. No cheese though, dang.
When you get all that time to not only do up the sausage, but make the buns as well? HUH?
Biggles
Doc,
I had a class canceled last week, which meant not only no class but no prep. That's a whole day.
Kevin...Hang in there...these burgers may make you famous yet! Spectacular...now, if I only had a grill to cook them on...Next best thing: I've filed this puppy away at the top of the pile of things to cook when my grilldom is restored. Thanks!
Stephen,
They're good cooked in a skillet too.
I wish I had a whole day by myself. That hasn't happened since early last year. Ah well, onward!
At least the fridge is running again.
Huh, I just pulled a pound of Prather Ranch ground pork out of the freezer and called Rancho Gordo to ask him what to do with it.
Tana,
Now you know.{bright smile}
Bacon-parm burger? Sounds del.icio.us
aj
YUM!!! Kevin, I must try this burger... soon.
There is something worse than discovering you're not a child prodigy. It's terrible to have the pedigree and the expectation and then for those in charge of determining your future that you're not a child prodigy. That's why I found myself sharing an alley with the singer from Colostomizer and eating at the Salvation Army by the time I was 22.
Never mind. Anyway, thanks for the submission for the Ballyhoo! I'm glad I've got some pork mince in the freezer. Still waiting for a squirrel submission, but what can you do?
Good luck in the competition!
-Paul
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