Jamaican Jerk Burgers For Grill

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups green onions, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon thyme, fresh, chop
• 1 small habanero peppers or 2 medium jalapeno chiles, seed and chop
• 1 garlic clove, peel
• 1/2 cup golden brown sugar, firm packed
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 lbs 98% lean ground beef
• 6 hamburger buns with sesame seeds, toasted
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 3 tomatoes, sliced
• lettuce

Recipe

• 1 for jerk sauce: process the onion, thyme, chilie[s], and garlic in processor. after chopping add the brown sugar, oil, sauce and allspice process until smooth. season with salt and pepper.
• 2 prepare barbecue to med high heat and set aside 3/4 cup jerk sauce. shape ground beef into 6 patties and marinate in 1/2 cup jerk sauce for 20 minutes. make sure you turn to coat them.
• 3 sprinkle patties with salt and pepper. grill to desired degree of doneness while basting with jerk sauce. approx four minutes per side for medium.
• 4 assemble burgers with orange-chipotle mayonnaise, onion slices, tomato slices, lettuce. passing the 3/4 cup jerk sauce. do not use the marination sauce. dump that.