Recipe: Chef Doreen Prei’s Pork Burger

Summer is in full swing and that mean’s it is full-on burger season. Every second Wednesday all summer long, Kathryn Joel and chef Doreen Prei of Get Cooking Edmonton will be hosting a burger night.

I checked out their inaugural event of the season, where chef Prei was serving up a choice of three burgers, including her legendary fried-egg topped Irvings Farm Fresh Alberta pork burger. Check out their schedule for upcoming dates and menus to try Chef Prei’s original – but in the meantime you can check out her recipe.

Chef Doreen Prei’s Pork Burgers (makes 8 small slider size burgers)
Recipe courtesy of Get Cooking Edmonton

What you’ll need…

400 g ground pork, freshly ground
2 shallot, finely cut
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
2 tablespoon fresh chopped lovage
1/2 bunch chives, finely sliced (or use green onions)
1 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon pork, duck or goose fat

To serve: bun, greens and sriracha mayonnaise

Directions:

In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients, mixing with your hands to combine.

Shape into burgers, about 1 cm thick.

Heat a pan over medium high heat, adding pork, duck or goose fat.

Cook the burgers for about 3-4 minutes a side, until caramelized and cooked through. Enjoy!

June pork burger feature

The Passion for Pork campaign has a whack of great videos from chefs sharing their favourite pork recipes.

Jim Romer, owner and chef of Romer’s Burger Bar, cooks up a luscious Maple Bacon Pork burger in one feature. It’s seasoned with toasted fennel and maple syrup, paired with a thick slice of maple bacon, then tarted up with apple matchsticks and a drizzle of gorgonzola cheese. Everything is nestled in a brioche bun.

Sounds amazing, right? Well, now you don’t even have to make it yourself. Romer’s is featuring the burger during June at its two locations.

You can actually win a gift certificate to Romer’s by simply entering Passion for Pork’s monthly recipe contest.

Romer’s Burger Bar, 8683 Kerr St., Vancouver, (604) 566-9545; 1873 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver, (604) 732-9545.