Spicy Teriyaki Burger with Grilled Pineapple
These Hawaiian-style Teriyaki Burgers with Grilled Pineapple deliver a spicy kick! Juicy beef patties are drenched in a sweet and spicy teriyaki sauce, then topped with grilled pineapple and zesty red onion.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 2 tsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1+1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 lb ground beef (divided into four equal 1/4 pound burger patties)
- Salt and Pepper (to taste)
- Garlic Powder (to taste)
- 4 pineapple slices
- 4 burger buns
- Lettuce leaves (any type of lettuce)
- Red onion slices
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the teriyaki sauce by combining water, soy sauce, honey, mirin, brown sugar, cornstarch and sriracha.
- 2
Bring the sauce ingredients to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir or whisk the sauce until it thickens.
- 3
Season the burger patties generously with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- 4
Gently place the burger patties on a grill or cast iron skillet.
- 5
Allow the burger to sear for about 2 minutes before flipping them over and searing the other side for another minute (or longer if you prefer your burgers well done).
- 6
Baste each side of the burger with the teriyaki sauce while it is still on the grill/skillet. When the burger patties are cooked, set them aside.
- 7
Set the pineapple rings on the grill or skillet. Grill for 1 minute per side.
- 8
Bottom burger bun
- 9
Teriyaki sauce
- 10
Lettuce leaves
- 11
Burger Patty
- 12
Teriyaki sauce (don't skimp!)
- 13
Grilled pineapple ring
- 14
Sliced red onion
- 15
Top burger bun