Chorizo-chile Burger With Pickled Onions And Poblano-avocado Spr

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 poblano pepper, fresh
• 1 medium avocado, halved, seeded, and peeled
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 limes, juice of (4 tbsp.)
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• kosher salt or sea salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 6 ounces chorizo sausage, uncooked
• 1 1/4 lbs ground beef
• 6 hamburger buns

Recipe

• 1 poblano-avocado spread.
• 2 hold poblano pepper with tongs over gas flame of burner or broil until charred on all sides. (or place pepper on a foil lined baking sheet. bake in a 425 degree f oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until skin is bubbly and browned.) wrap in foil and lets stand for 20 to 30 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• 3 when cooled slip off blackened skin, twist off stem, and scoop out seeds and discard.
• 4 coarsely chop and transfer to small bowl.
• 5 add half of the avocado and coarsely mash with a fork.
• 6 slice the remaining half of the avocado and add to the bowl.
• 7 stir in lime juice, cilantro and mayonnaise. season to taste with salt.
• 8 refrigerate until time to assemble burgers.
• 9 pickled onions.
• 10 in medium saucepan of boiling water, heat onion slices 30 seconds. transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. drain.
• 11 in second bowl combine cooled onions, lime juice, vinegar, cumin, salt, and pepper. toss to coat. let stand 30 minutes.
• 12 chorizo-chile burger.
• 13 in large skillet over medium-high heat, cook chorizo about 5 minutes, until slightly browned and becoming crisp, breaking up meat with a spatula. remove from heat.
• 14 spread on plate lined with paper towels to cool.
• 15 start charcoal fire or preheat gas grill for direct cooking.
• 16 in bowl combined cooled chorizo with ground beef.
• 17 form into six 3/4-inch thick patties.
• 18 indent center of each patty.
• 19 grill over medium heat, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes, until done (160 degrees f), turning once midway through grilling time.
• 20 spread poblano -avocado spread on buns.
• 21 layer patties and pickled onions on buns. makes 6 burgers.