Pork Burgers

These Ground Pork Burgers are flavor-packed! Who stick to the same old burger routine?? Asian Pork Burgers with a honey ginger glaze are a must try! Layers of flavor mingle to create a fantastic bite! Not all burgers are created equal 🙂

The inspiration for these ground pork burgers came from one of my favorite meatball recipes. Both those pork meatballs and these burgers are gluten free and really, really good!

Why You'll Love These Pork Burgers

• You can assemble ahead of time and cook when ready.
• These can be pan cooked or grilled.
• The glaze really gives this a punch of flavor.
• This recipe for Asian style burgers is not difficult to make and it works as either a weeknight meal or as a party dish. Offering a pork burger is a great idea as an alternative to the traditional.

Ground pork is often overlooked. Most of my friends and family don't seem to use it, which surprises me. You can make so many different ground pork recipes! From Italian to American, Irish, Asian and more! One of my favorite uses for it is to make Dan Dan Noodles, which I have been obsessed with for a couple decades!

Variations

• Make as sliders or full sized burgers.
• Swap ground pork for ground chicken, turkey, veal or beef.
• These burgers are gluten-free, using no filler. You can always add in some breadcrumbs as a filler to stretch the ground pork if you like.
• You can use any raw or sautéed greens as a base for the bottom of these burgers (bun or no bun), or just use the slaw.

Storage

Store leftover pork burgers in a sealed container and reheat covered in the microwave the following day or two. Just cook till warm so you don't dry out the meat.

Tips

• Allow your mixture to hang out for an hour or more (tightly covered) in the fridge if you can. The flavors have a chance to mingle and deepen.
• Always cook off a tiny patty whenever you are making burgers, meatballs or, kofta or meatloaf. That way you can taste for proper seasoning. You can't fix under seasoned after its been cooked.
• The glaze is ah-mazing! You may want to make a little extra.
• Typically I grill burgers. However these are also great pan fried or made on a Blackstone. The crispy char is what makes them extra good in my opinion.

Top Tip: Always cook off a small patty, the side of the top of your thumb to make sure seasoning is on point when making burgers or meatloaves. You can't fix the seasoning AFTER you have cooked them.

Do you know what would be CRAZY-delicious on these pork burgers?? Especially, if you are not a fan of slaw? Candied Jalapeno's aka Cowboy Candy! Heck yes!! I am so doing that next time I make these! XO Colleen

Serve these ground pork burgers with these super popular Sesame Noodle Salad I make for all the BBQ's. This is an amazing pairing, plus you can make a large quantity of this room temperature or cold noodle salad for $10, its great for a crown and everyone will ask for the recipe!

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Originally published May, 2017. Updated July, 2025.

Colleen Kennedy is the author of 3 cookbooks and has appeared on QVC and other shows inspiring home cooks of all levels. She has a popular TikTok channel @ColleensCooking with hundreds of short recipe videos. Colleen lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, she started the food blog, Soufflé Bombay in 2009. Read more about her here.

 Enjoy!! XO Colleen