Cuban Frita Burger
This is our take on the Cuban Frita Burger. This Miami burger features beef, combined with spicy pork and topped with shoestring potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb chorizo store bought or see recipe below
- 1 small onion or ½ medium/large onion about ½ a cup
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt more or less to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper more or less to taste
- Can of Pik-Nik Potatoes
- 6 Hamburger Buns
Chorizo
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
Instructions
- To make the chorizo simply combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together.
- Finely process onion and garlic in food processor. Combine with beef in a bowl. Add Chorizo and mix well. Form into six patties.
- Right before cooking season patties on both sides with salt and pepper. Grill patties about 5 minutes on each side to desired level of doneness. Let rest for 5 minutes.
- Place cooked patties on bun and top with Pik-Nik sticks. Top with desired condiments.
Notes
Note: we like to ground our own meat so we can be comfortable cooking it to lower levels than the recommended minimum of 160 degrees for ground beef and ground pork. You can use pre-ground pork to make the chorizo.