Pork & Apple Burgers with Oven Roasted Potato Wedges

Prepare Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 200°C. Wash the fresh produce. Peel onion and thinly slice. Halve apple, remove and discard core, then thinly slice. Cut the potato into 1 cm wedges.

Roast Potatoes:

Drizzle potatoes with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast, about 25 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.

Make Burgers:

Pat dry pork with paper towel. In a medium bowl, combine pork, cumin, salt, and pepper. Using your hands, mix well, then form into 2 equal patties about the size of the buns. Create a shallow dimple in centre of each.

Cook Burgers:

Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. When oil is shimmering, add patties and sear until browned on bottom, 6-7 minutes. Flip, top with cheese, then continue cooking until cooked through, 6-7 minutes more. Remove patties from pan, cover loosely with foil, and set aside to rest.

Make Dressing:

Add a little more oil or water to the pan. Add sliced onions over medium-high heat and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add apple and cook until soft, about 2 minutes more. Add ¼ cup of water and cook until reduced by half, about 1 minute. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Transfer to a medium bowl.

You Plate It:

With 2 minutes remaining before the potatoes are cooked, add buns cut-side up to the oven. Place each burger on a bun and top with dressing from step 5 before closing. Divide wedges evenly between plates and serve alongside burgers. Enjoy!