Jared's Homemade burger

My Homemade Burger:

"50/50 burger. Ground hamburger/ground pork. Swiss cheese. Caramelized onions and a whole grilled portabello mushroom. On a olive oil toasted bun with vine ripened garden tomatoes and lettuce." My good friend Jared made this burger the other night and I had to blog it. Doesn't that look divine??~BJ

Jared's Homemade Burgers

recipe by Jared Jones 

1 lb ground beef

1 lb. ground pork

sliced Swiss Cheese 

sliced onions

lettuce

olive oil

hamburger bun

tomotoes

Portabella mushrooms

Place ground meats into a bowl and lightly mix together with hands. Do not over mix. Form into patties the size of the palm of your hand and about an inch thick. Tip: push your thumb into the center of the patty to form a divot. That way your burger will be evenly surfaced once cooked. 

Place on hot grill for 5-6 minutes per side. While still on grill place sliced cheese on the patty so it can melt.

Lightly spread olive oil onto the bun then place onto the grill for 1 minute until you get nice grill marks.

Pull stem out of the Portabella Mushroom and then drizzle some olive oil onto both side and place on the grill for about 4 minutes.

. In a frying pan place sliced onions. Set at medium heat until they turn translucent. Keep cooking them until they turn brown in color that is when they have caramelized. 

Assemble burger and top with sliced tomato. Enjoy!   

Cafe Rio Pork

5 pounds of pork roast
2 cups of sweet salsa, pureed (mango salsa works best)
1 cup of mild or medium traditional salsa
1 can of pepsi
2 cups of brown sugar
Slice the raw meat so that it's about 1 inch thick. Boil it on the stove for 2-plus hours. Remove the roast from the pot and shred it. Add the meat and all the other ingredients into a crock pot for 4-plus hours. The longer it cooks the more tender it will be. Serve in a salad or throw it into a cheese quesadilla! Delicious!

Sweet Pork

I love sweet pork. We make Cafe Rio salads out of it...burritos...open faced sandwiches...My favorite is to put a flour tortilla on your plate. Sprinkle cheese onto the tortilla. Spread a layer of beans (any kind). Top with rice and the sweet pork. Then add some guacamole, lettuce, ranch and a few crunchy tortilla strips and you have a dish to DIE for!~BJ

Sweet Pork

pork roast (2 lb)
2 cans of Coke
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 jar of salsa

Throw all the ingredients into the crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours. It will just fall apart!

Crispy Wontons

So yummy. Might be a little more time consuming but they are so worth it! (Sorry about the bad picture.) -Louisa

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound ground pork
• 8 canned water chestnuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
• 1 tablespoon Kikkoman Soy Sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
• 1 (16 ounce) package wonton skins
• Vegetable oil for deep-frying
• Tomato ketchup and hot mustard or Kikkoman Sweet & Sour Sauce

Directions

1. Combine pork, water chestnuts, green onions, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger in medium bowl; mix well. Place 1/2 teaspoonful pork mixture in center of each wonton skin. Fold wonton skin over filling to form a triangle. Turn top of triangle down to meet fold. Turn over; moisten 1 corner with water. Overlap opposite corner over moistened corner; press together firmly.
2. Heat oil in wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F. Deep-fry wontons, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes, or until brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm with ketchup and mustard or sweet & sour sauce, as desired.

The Butcher-at-the-Grocery-Store's Marinade (for beef, chicken, or pork)

I love to barbecue and this easy and quick marinade is awesome to tenderize and flavor your meat before cooking it.  I recommend putting your meat in a zip lock bag with the sauce the night before you barbecue and refrigerate overnight.  If you are in a hurry, the same day is just fine!~ Mom (Laurel)
1 can of Mountain Dew or 7-Up
1/4 cup soy sauce
1-2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce 
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 tsp Montreal steak seasoning