The Jalapeno Pimento Cheese Burger is a Southern inspired burger of a burger lover’s dreams. Topped with Jalapeno Pimento Cheese and fried onion rings, it’s an amped up flavor and texture goldmine.
It has all of the cast of characters one would expect from a phenomenal burger – the meatiness, the juiciness, the cheesiness, and even the crunchiness.
If you know me, you know me.
Remember when I posted my most favorite pimento cheese in the entire world?
Yeah, I stuffed my burger with that.
How To Make a Jalapeno Pimento Cheese Burger
I like to grind my meats when I have the time, because freshly ground meat results in the best, most flavorful burgers. I also like the fact that I can control exactly what goes into my meat, the amount of fat, etc.
I use my Kitchenaid mixer attachment to grind my meat, and I love it. It’s easy to use, easy to clean. I like to grill or smoke my burgers for the best flavor, but if I can’t for whatever reason I use this grill pan. Grill pans are great to have in kitchen arsenal.
They give you the grill marks that create that caramelized flavor; not to mention it makes your food look aesthetically pleasing. The ridges in the pan also allow the greases to sit below the level of the burger, which results in less grease and less fat.
As far as the vehicle (the bun) for the burger, I chose an onion roll. I love onion rolls, I think they add so much to your sandwich or burger as far as taste. I buttered both sides and browned them in the grill pan, which I think is usually necessary for burgers.
To put it together, I slathered the top of the bun with more pimento cheese, AND…I topped it with fried onion strings. I love the texture of crispiness on a burger; it literally amps up the experience of eating a burger.
Can you ever really have too much cheese?
Here’s your printable-
Jalapeno Pimento Cheese Burger
A Southern inspired burger stuffed with jalapeno pimento cheese and topped with crispy onions.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. sirloin steak, cut into 2 inch chunks
- 1 lb. lean pork loin or tenderloin, cut into 2 inch chunks
- 2 tbsp. Moore's Original Marinade
- Jalapeno White Cheddar Pimento Cheese - 1 batch
- Fried Pickled Onions
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 4 onion rolls, halved
- Green leaf lettuce
Instructions
- Make the pimento cheese and fried onions; refrigerate the pimento cheese.
- Sprinkle the beef and pork lightly with salt and pepper.
- Using a meat grinder, grind the beef and pork.
- Combine ground sirloin, ground pork and marinade; form into 6-8 thin burgers.
- Place about a tablespoon of pimento cheese in the middle of half of them, and top with the other thin burgers, pressing to seal the edges.
- Grill or pan fry until done, being careful as you flip - You don't want to lose the cheese filling!
- Build the burger by placing lettuce on bottom bun, followed by burger, tomato and onion strings.
- Slather top buns with more pimento cheese and top.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 505Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 581mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 39g
The provided nutrition calculated may not always be accurate.
