Jamaican jerk burgers are a juicy grilled hamburger marinated in a flavorful jerk sauce and topped with mango cream cheese and Chipotle mayonnaise.
Prep Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Jamaican Jerk Burgers
Servings: 6
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
Two pounds good quality ground beef15% fat
6pretzel bunsdiscard any salt packets (Pretzilla brand)
1cupsliced banana pepper rings
Baby Arugula lettuce
Chipotle Mayonnaise
1cupmayonnaise
3Tablespoonsorange juice
1TablespoonChipotle seasoning
Mango Jalapeno Cream Cheese
8ouncescream cheesesoftened
1/2fresh ripe mangodiced
1finely chopped jalapeno pepper
Jerk Marinade
1bunch green onioncoarsely chopped (about 1-1/2 cups)
1Tablespoonchopped fresh thyme
2-3jalapeno chili peppers OR 1 habanero peppersliced
1garlic clovepeeled
1/2cuppacked light brown sugar
1/2cupvegetable oil
1/2cupsoy sauce
1teaspoonground allspice
2TablespoonsKetchup
6Tablespoonslime juice or the juice of 2 room temperature limes
1/4teaspooncinnamon
1/4teaspoonground ginger
1/4teaspoonground nutmeg
1/4teaspoonground cloves
Instructions
Slice the banana peppers into rings, place in a bowl, and set aside.
Prepare the Chipotle Mayonnaise:
In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, orange juice, and Chipotle seasoning. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes until ready to use.
Prepare the Mango Cream Cheese:
Peel and dice the mango. Depending on the size of the mango you will need about half a mango. You can eat the rest as a snack.
In a bowl combine the softened cream cheese, 1/2 diced mango, and the chopped jalapeno pepper. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes until ready to use. If it is still too soft, you can place it in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
Prepare the marinade:
In a food processor, combine the green onion, thyme, sliced jalapeno peppers, garlic, brown sugar, vegetable oil, soy sauce, allspice, ketchup, lime juice, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and ground cloves and process until pureed.
Form 6 hamburgers with the ground beef.
Place the hamburgers in a shallow glass dish and pour the marinade over the hamburgers. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning the burgers once half way through.
Prepare your grill. When ready grill the hamburgers until medium or medium rare.
To Assemble:
Butter and toast the pretzel buns on a griddle or in a frying pan.
Spread a generous layer of Chipotle mayonnaise on the top and bottom of each of the buns.
Add a generous layer of arugula on the bottom bun.
Place the grilled hamburger on top of the arugula lettuce.
Cut a thick slab of mango cream cheese and place on top of the hamburger.