Grilled Parmesan Pork Burgers

Name: Grilled Parmesan Pork Burgers
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 slice, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into pieces; 1 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (1/2 cup); 1 , shallot, minced; 2 tablespoons, milk; 4 teaspoons, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh sage; 1 1/4 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon ground, fennel; 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/2 pounds 80 to 85 percent lean, ground pork; 4 , hamburger buns, toasted and buttered; 1 recipe, recipe (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2015

Ground pork makes for tender, mild-yet-savory burgers— if you add the right ingredients.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Burgers made from ground pork can be notoriously dry and crumbly. To fix the problem, we added a bread and milk mixture (a panade) to keep the burgers moist and cohesive. We bump up the seasoning with Worcestershire and soy sauces, Parmesan...

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