10/01/2026
The Smoked Pork Burger, trial run version. Been wanting to try this one for a while. This idea came to mind after eating an obscene amount of pork burgers the past few months, which were inspired from the homies LeRoy and Lewis BBQ and Bar. Then things kinda clicked…I wanted to try a smoked half pound pork burger adjacent to the legendary L&L brisket burger. A combination situation of the two variants.
Got to scrounging around and found a bag of spare rib meat trim in the freezer, as well as a pack of buns. The freezer provides, man. Took the meat trim to ground town and promptly seasoned with Will Andrews Perpetual Pork. This thick boi hog patty got smoked for 40ish minutes at 275. Topped with American cheese, pickled reds & burg sauce. Blew my mind.
Things I’d do differently on version 2:
-smoke it longer and at a lower temp. I wanted more smoke. However, mid-stage brisket/ribs were on the pit so it got what it got
-would also add additional pepper
-I’d opt for a fresh bun over frozen. Just used what I had this time.
-Definitely would toss some pickles on this bad boy
-Completely forgot to sear the burger before assembling. Was doing 6 things simultaneously and my brain bandwidth maxes out at 5. Is what it is.
Gonna run this back for version 2 asap, because this was awesome.