Happy Canada Day!

Ok, so Canada Day was yesterday, but I had dinner plans so my maple oriented meal had to wait until today.

For dinner, straight from the Food Network Canada website, Maple-Mustard Pork Burgers:

NGREDIENTS:

Pork Burgers

• 2 lb. ground pork (1kg)
• 2 x large French shallots chopped, fine dice
• 2 x cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt (5ml)
• 1 tsp ground black pepper (5ml)

Glaze

• 3 tbsp pure maple syrup (45ml)
• 2 tbsp spicy grainy mustard (30ml)
• 1 tbsp of cider vinegar (15ml)
• 1 tsp of liquid honey (5ml)
• 1/2 tsp of dry mustard (2ml)
• 1 tsp orange zest chopped fine (5ml)
• 6 x large onion buns, sliced.

DIRECTIONS:

Pork Burgers

1. In a medium size bowl combine the ground pork, chopped shallots, minced garlic, salt and pepper. Form the mixture into 6 patties of equal size about 1 inch thick (2.5cm). Place patties on to a tray and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator until ready to grill.
2. In a medium size bowl whisk together all glaze ingredients.
3. Preheat barbeque grill to 375°F/190°C or medium high heat. Oil the grill.
4. Brush the pork burgers with prepared glaze. Place pork patties on grill for 7-8 minutes basting every 2 minutes or until dark golden brown and slightly crisp on exterior. Flip the burgers and continue to cook for another 7 minutes basting every 2 minutes. Remove burgers from grill and place on tray.
5. Place sliced buns on the bun rack for 1 minute.
6. Serve burgers with warm onion buns and desired toppings.

Serve with sweet potato wedges and green salad with apple and a maple dressing. Now to contemplate a maple dessert? Hmm, maple syrup is good with blueberries...