Day 17

Aloha Burger
Tonight we used a beef burger to make the Aloha Burger. We loved this burger, so nice and juicy! I didn't have teriyaki sauce so I used a BBQ sauce. I'm not a fan of swiss cheese so I just used some American cheese. Also after looking at the recipe again I realized I forgot the bacon, onion and lettuce. Oh well. This was still a successful burger. So in reality - this isn't the recipe I used, just where I got the idea.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 3/4 cup teriyaki sauce
• 1 small can pineapple slices
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 4 lettuce leaves
• 4 buns
• 4 slices Swiss cheese
• 4 strips bacon, fully cooked
• 1 tablespoon butter

Preparation:

Drain pineapple juice in a bowl. Add teriyaki sauce and mix. Place pineapple slices and 3 tablespoons of pineapple teriyaki mixture in a resealable plastic bag. Turn to coat and set aside. Shape hamburger into 4 patties and spoon remaining pineapple teriyaki sauce over top. Preheat grill. Butter buns. Place burger patties on hot grill and grill until done. Place buns on grill cut side down to toast lightly. Remove pineapple slices from bag and place on grill and cook until slightly browned and warmed through. Assemble burgers with patty, pineapple slices, lettuce, onion slices, Swiss cheese and bacon.

source: http://bbq.about.com