Perfect apple recipes: Pork, apple & sage burger with caramelised onions
This lovely recipe for pork and apple burgers is simple, and hits the spot.


Ingredients
- 1kg minced pork
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 cooking apple, peeled and grated
- 1 egg
- A handful of sage
For the caramelised onions
- 3 onions sliced
- 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
- Butter
Method
To caramelise the onions, cook them with the sugar and a large knob of butter over a very gentle heat for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, mix all the burger ingredients together in a bowl and season well. Shape into four burgers, then fry over a medium heat for 6-7 minutes each side until cooked in the middle.
Serve on toasted buns with the caramelised onions, topped with whatever other garnish you fancy, alongside a green salad and chunky chips.
More apple-based recipes:
Spicy apple and tomato chutney recipe
How to make chutneys and pickles
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