BBQ Cheddar Pork Burgers

🥘 Ingredients

• BBQ sauce
  ⅓ cup
• black pepper
  ½ tsp
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cheddar cheese
  4 slices
• chipotle powder
  ¼ tsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• fry seasoning
  2 tsp
• ground pork
  1 lb
• mayonnaise
  2 tbsp
• onion (reserve 2 tbsp minced, thinly slice remainder)
  1 unit
• potato buns
  2 unit
• potatoes (cut into ½-inch wedges)
  1 lb
• salt
  ½ tsp

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl
• large pan
• medium bowl
• baking sheet
• large bowl

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion . Cut potatoes . Halve potato buns . In a small bowl , combine mayonnaise with chipotle powder to taste. Season with salt and black pepper ; set aside.

   onion: 1 unit (reserve 2 tbsp minced, thinly slice remainder), potatoes: 1 lb (cut into ½-inch wedges), potato buns: 2 unit, mayonnaise: 2 tbsp, chipotle powder: ¼ tsp, salt: ½ tsp, black pepper: ½ tsp
2. 

   2

   Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add sliced onion and season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned ⏱️ 10 minutes . Lower heat and add a splash of water if onion begins to brown too quickly. Stir in half the BBQ sauce ; cook until sauce is warmed through ⏱️ 2 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a medium bowl . Wash out pan.

   butter: 1 tbsp, BBQ sauce: ⅓ cup
3. 

   3

   While onion cooks, toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of cooking oil , half the fry seasoning , salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender ⏱️ 25 minutes .

   cooking oil: 2 tbsp, fry seasoning: 2 tsp
4. 

   4

   While potatoes roast, in a large bowl , combine ground pork , minced onion, remaining fry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Form into two patties, each slightly wider than a burger bun.

   ground pork: 1 lb
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of oil in the pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. In the last ⏱️ 2 minutes of cooking, top each patty with cheddar cheese ; cover pan until cheese melts. While patties cook, toast buns until golden.

   cheddar cheese: 4 slices
6. 

   6

   Spread bottom buns with remaining BBQ sauce. Spread top buns with chipotle aioli. Fill buns with patties and caramelized onion. Divide burgers between plates and serve with potato wedges on the side.