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.
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.
2. Grill pineapple 1-2 minutes on each side. (Never mind how well done I like my burgers. Just never you mind about that.)
3. Serve burgers on buns, top with Cilantro-Jalapeno Cream, grilled pineapple and desired toppings.
Cilantro-Jalapeno Cream
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.
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. 🙂
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.
Donna K says
I like charcoal and gas.
Lily Kwan says
I love to grill ribs! I”m a charcoal fan.
Adrienne says
I love grilled corn on a gas grill!
Sand says
I like gas unless we’re grilling burgers then I like charcoal.
Michelle C says
We are charcoal people. Love to grill cheeseburgers,hot dogs and Sausage
Mihaela D. says
I’m a charcoal person and my favorite thing to grill in the summer is chicken
Doug D. says
My favorite thing to grill are shrimp and vegetable kabobs. I am a gas grill fan.
Michelle Tucker says
I’m a charcoal person. Favorite thing to grill is ribs and peaches!
Lucy Schwartz says
Love Kabobs!. The gas grill is perfect for our lifestyle. Turn on and grill. Charcoal grilling is an art form.
Crystal Merrill says
My favorite thing to grill in the summer is steak, hamburgers, and hot dogs! I prefer to grill with charcoal!
Constance zimmer says
Charcoal all the way, baby!!!!
Melissa Snyder says
I like to grill out BBQ Ribs, on my gas grill.
liz l says
charcoal is my husbands fav and he loves grilling corn on the cob
Sheree says
I’m a charcoal person and my favorite thing to grill in the summer is fresh vegetables
Candie L says
I love grilled chicken and veggies. Thank you
Claire McKeon says
I love to grill veggies in the summer on my gas grill!
Charlotte says
I love to grill steaks and hotdgs
Ed Nemmers says
Skirt steak on a charcoal grill would be my meat and method of choice!
kathy pease says
we use a gas grill mostly and my favorite thing to grill are cheese burgers 🙂
Buddy Garrett says
I love to grill bratwurst. I am a charcoal grill fan.
Paula Tavernie says
I love BBQ Pork Ribs and I prefer Charcoal!
LeeAnn says
Our favorite thing to grill in the summer is hot dogs. We are gas grill fans in our house.
mary j says
gas grill and steaks
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.
susan smoaks says
i like to grill hot dogs and hamburgers
Kat Emerick says
I love grilling burgers and sausages. And I am a fan of both charcoal and gas.
K.Pugh says
I love grilling steak tips. I use a gas grill.
Thanks for the chance.
Stephanie Phelps says
I love to cook corn on the cob on our charcoal grill!
Lisa says
I like to make hot dogs. I am a gas grill person
Brittney House says
grilling bbq ribs and chicken on a gas grill
Storm, the Psychotic Housewife says
We are definitely charcoal grillers only! I enjoy when DH grills chicken. (Well, provided he doesn’t mess up like he did last week – he overdid it on the lighter fluid so you can guess what happened. Ew!)
Bo says
I love grilling pineapple! I prefer gas since it’s just so much easier but believe that charcoal is tastier.
Shannon K. says
Grilled corn using charcoal!
natalia ryjova says
We like making burgers and have a family pool party.
Lenora D says
I love grilled chicken.
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!
Mia J says
I like to use a gas grill and make bbq chicken.
Christy Anderson says
I like to grill with Charcoal.
Kelly says
I love grilling sliders in the summer. And I’m a gas grill fan.
alyce poalillo says
Charcoal girl and I love to make chicken and also shrimp and veggies
Jeanne says
My favorite thing is steak or burgers on a charcoal grill
apple blossom says
burgers
Nancy says
I like grilled steaks on a gas grill.
joni says
Love grilling Baby Back Ribs. I like charcoal.
tina reynolds says
I love a gas grill
Rita M says
Hot Dogs on a Gas Grill
Karen says
I love to grill the vegetables from my garden. Either type of grill is fine.
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.
bryan clark says
im so going to cook this
Kimberly Miller says
burgers and hotdogs
i prefer charcoal
Lori Hart says
We are a gas grillin’ household. We grill just about anything in the summer, but I love fresh grilled corn on the cob
cindy says
I loved grill vegetables. I think charcoal gives a better flavor but I usually use gas because it’s more convient.
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.
Deci MacKinnon says
We have a gas grill, and grill chicken and salmon.
Jill D says
Charcoal all the way here! We love grilling chicken, fish and steak in the summer!
Kari says
My husband does all of our grilling on a gas grill. My favorite thing is cheeseburgers!
cheryl bowman says
chicken and charcoal
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
charcoal steaks yummy
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Ann Fantom says
I love to grill salmon. We are a gas grill family.
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.
veronica vaughn says
Gas grill and burgers for sure.
Nestor Cardoza says
Love to grill in the summer
Shea Balentine says
charcoal all the way =) We love to make bacon wrapped chicken breasts and burgers
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.
deana c says
I love to grill corn on the cob and I am a charcoal grill fan!
James Coyne says
I like cooking burgers. I have a charcoal grill
BusyWorkingMama says
We have a gas grill connected to our main gas line. I love to cook on it!
JenniferB says
Ribeye steak and we use gas
Stephanie Larison says
We use charcoal, and my fave thing to grill is brisket
Melissa Nagy says
I love experimenting with burgers with charcoal.
Christine says
gas grill-make chicken
Cindy Brickley says
I prefer charcoal while my husband prefers gas. I love the smokey flavor of charcoal and my favorite thing to make on the grill is steak and shrimp skewers.
jessica edwards says
Lots of chicken- gas grill
Brittany C. says
Asparagus and chicken! We use a gas grill.
Betty League says
My favorite food to grill is a slow cooked turkey with potatoes and corn on the cob. thank you
Tim Anderson says
Steak and mushrooms over mesquite charcoal
Shaunda Eppes says
We love to grill fresh corn and we use Charcoal.
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
Lucy Nguyen says
bbq, hot dogs, & corn
Sonya says
we use gas. I like to grill NY strip steaks.
Chris Alejandro says
Delicious Burgers on a charcoal grill.
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!
justin orkin says
Hot dogs on the gas
Brandy says
My favorite thing to grill in the summer would be natural casing hot dogs and I prefer gas over charcoal
kelly g says
chicken, pork chops and steak
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.
Shirley Carr says
I cook alot of chicken on my gas grill.
Kristi C says
I love grilled burgers from a charcoal grill.
My Inner Chick says
Yum. Yes. I Want. Now. Now. Now.
Xx
Caroline B says
I love cooking burgers on a gas grill.
Brutus Duffy says
love burgers! I could eat them every day during the summer.
Brutus Duffy says
Sorry, alos we use charcoal to grill
Jaque Richards says
I love to grill chicken….and I use a gas grill, but charcoal tastes better. 🙂 Thank you.
Thomas Bellamy says
I’m a charcoal grill fan and I love to grill steaks in the summer.
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.
Natalie says
Burgers,love the smell of charcoal but we use gas
Brynn says
WE use a charcol grill and I LOVE grilling pineapple!!
Daniel M says
spicy burgers
Shauntea Crutcher says
I love making ribs on a charcoal grill.
Aimee C says
My favorite thing to do is go camping and boating and I prefer charcoal!
Angela says
Those burgers look AMAZING!
debbie says
I like chicken with charcoal grill.
Renee Richardson says
I love grilling ribs and using gas. Thanks for the incredible giveaway 🙂
Renee
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susan hartman says
My favorite is still a hamburger. Love charcoal but use gas.
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!
Carol says
I like grilling hamburgers on charcoal grill.
Naomi says
We just did Korean BBQ ribs on the charcoal grill and it was sooooooo good!
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.
Skylar S says
I’m more of a gas grill kinda girl, simply for the ease of it.
Theresa says
Oh my! I never thought to put a grilled pineapple on my burger. Definitely doing that this summer!
Margaret Burgess says
Burgers and charcoal.
Rebecca says
I prefer the gas grill and like grilling burgers and veggies.
Rachel Higgs says
Charcoal or gas we trade off depending on how much time we have to spend at the grill
Rachel Higgs says
Summer Corn
shannon Baas says
gas preferably
Anne says
We have a Weber charcoal grill, and it works great. My favorite thing to grill is a nice steak.
PamelaW says
Charcoal, smoked brisket.
Ally says
The jalapeno-pineapple combo has me drooling!
Ken Ohl says
gas is my favorite. thankyou, ken
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
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.
danielle lima says
burgers on gas
brandy g. says
I grill steaks and veggies on the grill. We use charcoal
Katie K says
I grill pineapple, corn and chicken on my gas grill
Christy Cummins says
<y dad grills the best steaks! I prefer charcoal but usually gas is quicker and easier.
Diane Sallans says
Can’t beat a grilled burger! Just got a new grill – which I’m still putting together) – this would be perfect!
Christine W says
My favorite thing to grill is hamburgers, and I prefer to grill with gas.
Kayla says
Burgers and definitely gas!
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.
Danielle D says
mine is corn!
Ms. A says
Pineapple, definitely. Jalapenos, no way Jose!
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
Mmmm, jalapenos!
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!
Kristin Troska says
I use charcoal and I love to grill red bell peppers, onions, and zucchini!
Holly Kennedy says
My fiance is the cook. He prefers charcoal.
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
I love grilling a good burger!
Jackie says
Yum! I bet that this would be delicious with a turkey burger too!
ellen willett says
lamb burgers
April Golightly says
Thanks. This looks great.
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.
Leann Lindeman says
My favorite is baby back ribs…. and its gas for us!!!
Dorothy Teel says
We use gas here to barbeque,my favorite thing is shish kabobs, with beef and alot of fresh vegetables, is wonderful
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.
Teresa says
I like grilled chicken with barbecue sauce and we use a charcoal grill.
brian miller says
oh dang…that sounds good…looks good too….jalepeno and pineapple make a great flavor combo….
Terry (My Journey With Candida) says
We use a gas grill since I can’t stand the taste of the charcoal. I love grilling fresh zucchini from my garden.