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Pineapple Jalapeno Burgers with Cilantro Jalapeno Cream

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Sponsored post on behalf of Sam’s Club.

Oh man, do I ever love a good grilled burger. In fact, that’s probably the only time I eat hamburgers, so I’m thrilled that we’re back in cookout season again.

Charcoal grilling, baby!

The convenience of a gas grill is undeniable, but the flavor of charcoal grilling is something I refuse to do without. I simply can’t.

Summertime is Charcoal Grilled Burgers

Last weekend I tried a recipe from a cookbook called All Fired Up. I wish I could flip through the pages for you because the food photos would have you drooling! The recipe ideas and inspiration come from Troy Black, director of the Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour.

I am suuuuuuuper picky about ground beef, but I have to admit that Sam’s Club has a premium meat selection. I rarely need it in gigantic Sam’s Club size quantities, but I’m all about freezing it in smaller amounts.

And for these burgers, I did purchase a package of their ground sirloin. (The recipe calls for a mix of sirloin and chuck, but it would take me all summer to use that much ground beef so I just picked sirloin.)

Pineapple Jalapeno Burgers

Ingredients

1 lb ground sirloin
1 lb ground chuck
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/3 cup pickled sliced jalapeno peppers, minced
6 (1/4-inch-thick) pineapple slices
Hamburger buns
Cilantro-Jalapeno Cream
Toppings of choice: avocado slices, fresh cilantro sprigs, diced red onion, pepper-jack cheese

Directions

1. Preheat grill 350-450 degrees (med-high heat). Combine first 4 ingredients gently. Stir minced jalapeno peppers into meat mixture. Shape into patties. Grill, covered about 4-5 minutes on each side until no longer pink in center.

Sam's Club burger patties

2. Grill pineapple 1-2 minutes on each side. (Never mind how well done I like my burgers. Just never you mind about that.)

grilled pineapple and burgers

3. Serve burgers on buns, top with Cilantro-Jalapeno Cream, grilled pineapple and desired toppings.

Pineapple Jalapeno Burgers_ with Cilantro Jalapeno Cream #recipe

Cilantro-Jalapeno Cream

Cilantro-Jalapeno Cream #recipe

1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice

Combine all ingredients; let stand at room temp 30 minutes. Can be stored in fridge for 2 days in airtight container.

Pineapple Jalapeno Burgers with Cilantro Jalapeno Cream #recipe

This was the perfect way to kick off grilling season over here. The Cilantro Jalapeno Cream was marvelous on these burgers, absolutely marvelous!

 

GIVEAWAY!

One lucky reader will win a copy of the All Fired Up cookbook! You’ll love it. The recipes in here look crazy good, and I can’t wait to try more of them this summer. 🙂

All Fired Up cookbook

 

The cookbook and compensation have been provided by Sam’s Club. All opinions are my own.

RULES: Giveaway ends 11:59 pm ET, June 17, 2013. No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia, Eighteen (18) years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law. One lucky winner will be chosen using random.org. One entry per household and IP address. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Cheating will not be tolerated, and entries will be verified for accuracy. I will email the winner and they will have 48 hours to respond to the notification email, or a new winner will be chosen. Entering this giveaway means you are in agreement with this blog’s Terms of Use policy.

About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

Comments

  9. Lucy Schwartz says

    Love Kabobs!. The gas grill is perfect for our lifestyle. Turn on and grill. Charcoal grilling is an art form.

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  10. Crystal Merrill says

    My favorite thing to grill in the summer is steak, hamburgers, and hot dogs! I prefer to grill with charcoal!

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  24. Susan Broughton says

    We like to grill burgers in the summertime. The grill we have is gas but I like the taste of charcoal better.

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  32. Bo says

    I love grilling pineapple! I prefer gas since it’s just so much easier but believe that charcoal is tastier.

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  36. shelley b says

    I love the convenience of a gas grill. My hubby makes a great cheeseburger–plain and simple. But, this recipe in All Fired Up sounds grrrrreat! It would be fun to try new recipes for our family and/or entertaining!

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  48. stacy w says

    we have both charcoal and gas and it depends one what we are grilling.
    my personal fav is grilled veggies of all kinds.

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  52. cindy says

    I loved grill vegetables. I think charcoal gives a better flavor but I usually use gas because it’s more convient.

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  53. Lynne T. says

    Favorite thing to grill is corn on the cob. I prefer gas so that you don’t get that light fluid taste when using the charcoal.

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  60. amy says

    steak with some good pieces of fat on it. like gas for most things but nothing beats the tastes of charcoal when grilling something for a long time like ribs.

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  64. Rae Nelson says

    I love a charcoal grill- to me you just don’t get the same flavors and um smells from a gas grill. I love to grill anything! We grill alot of chicken.

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  75. Betty League says

    My favorite food to grill is a slow cooked turkey with potatoes and corn on the cob. thank you

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  78. betty says

    love the variety of preparing kebabs – I make up a variety of veggie combinations along with a variety to meat kebabs. With practice I’ve learned to load a few with peppers, a few with onions and everyone gets mushrooms and zuchinni. We mist with olive oil and like lemon pepper or parmesian cheese

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  82. Sam Stamp says

    I love to grill up Kabobs, hot dogs and corn in the summertime! I also prefer gas but will use what is available!

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  86. kath g. says

    i usually grill chicken. i LOVE bbq so i have a gas grill and a charcoal grill. if time is a factor i use gas, otherwise i use charcoal.

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  92. Jaque Richards says

    I love to grill chicken….and I use a gas grill, but charcoal tastes better. 🙂 Thank you.

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  94. Virginia Rowell says

    My favorite thing to grill in the summer are chicken thighs topped with everglades seasoning. I love to use the gas grill.

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  102. Renee Richardson says

    I love grilling ribs and using gas. Thanks for the incredible giveaway 🙂

    Renee
    fattybumpkins at yahoo dot com

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  104. Shary says

    I love a great hamburger on a charcoal grill. I also love pineapple, but have yet to try it on a burger. Everyone keeps telling me it’s fantastic!

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  107. Tamar says

    We like charcoal and hot dogs. We’re newbies to the grill so that’s the one thing we do well right now.

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  119. Dave says

    I make a mean chicken and we grill a lot of veggies/kabobs…I like charcoal but we usually use our gas grill

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  120. Alissa Apel says

    We have one of both, charcoal and gas. It we have the time we use charcoal, if we don’t we use gas. I like burgers on the grill. Nom Nom. I put feta cheese, cilantro, dice tomatoes, one egg and sauces in it.

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  124. Christy Cummins says

    <y dad grills the best steaks! I prefer charcoal but usually gas is quicker and easier.

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  125. Diane Sallans says

    Can’t beat a grilled burger! Just got a new grill – which I’m still putting together) – this would be perfect!

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  128. Jenna says

    I love grilling practically anything. Last time I grilled we made salmon, potatoes, vegetable, and followed that up with grilled smores. I love the charcoal grills but in my city we are only allowed gas.

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  132. Erice says

    Not entering the giveaway, but wanted to comment and say that those burgers look delicious! I’m allergic to pineapple, but it will always be my favorite fruit. So good!

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  139. Wanda McHenry says

    We love grilling baby back ribs, but anything that will go on the grill will! I love charcoal, but my husband usually uses the gas grill.

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  141. Dorothy Teel says

    We use gas here to barbeque,my favorite thing is shish kabobs, with beef and alot of fresh vegetables, is wonderful

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  142. Deborah Wallin says

    I like steaks, although it is usually burgers. I prefer the taste of charcoal, but usually use gas because it is quicker and easier.

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