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Hawaiian burger

BBQ grilled fresh pineapple rings and chicken breasts topped with creamy smashed avocado, crispy bacon and jalapenos doused in a homemade sweet and spicy pineapple jalapeno sticky sauce served in a toasted sesame bun.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Additional Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Burgers & Sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

  • 1 fresh pineapple peeled, cored and cut into rings
  • 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 large jalapeños cut into thin rounds
  • bacon
  • sesame burger buns toasted
  • 2 large avocados ripe
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1/4 cup tequila
  • mayonaise
  • water
  • Sauce:
  • 2 TBS honey
  • 1 TBS brown sugar
  • 2 TBS soy sauce
  • 2 TBS apple cider vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup pineapple juice we blended half the fresh pineapple listed above into a smooth consistency
  • 4 jalapeños rounds
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • water

Instructions

  • To a large freezer bag or plastic bag, add the chicken breasts. Pound chicken using a mallet or rolling pin into an even thickness. To a blender add lime juice, 3 pineapple rings and a splash of water. Blend a few seconds into a smooth consistency. Pour into the bag over the chicken and add the tequila. Ensure chicken is fully submerged in the brine mixture. Add water if needed. Refrigerate 2 hours.
  • Heat BBQ to 375 degrees F. Once hot, spray grill with cooking oil and add chicken. Cook 6-8 minutes per side until fully cooked through. During the last 2 minutes of cooking, add pineapple rings to the grill spraying with oil before adding. Cook 1 minute per side to get nice grill marks.
  • While the chicken is cooking, cook the bacon and make the sauce.
  • To make the sauce: use a medium sized sauce pan and set it to low. Add the honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic. Mix to combine. Add the fresh pineapple juice and a few jalapeños rounds and let that simmer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally until the sauce begins to thicken and turn an amber colour. Make a slurry with the tsp of cornstarch and a splash of water. Add that to the sauce to help thicken it. Continue to simmer and stir until thickened. Add a bit of water if too thick.
  • Once the chicken is ready, dip into the sauce to coat. You can do this directly into the sauce pot or transfer the mixture to a separate bowl. With the remaining sauce mixture, stir in a bit of mayo and use this as the sauce for the burgers.
  • Smash the avocados by placing into a bowl and using a fork to press down and smash. This should come together very easily if the avocados are ripe.
  • To assemble: place 1 tsp of sauce on each bun half. Add 2 grilled pineapple rings on the bottom half of the toasted bun. Layer with bacon, smashed avocado. Place chicken breast and a few jalapenos on top.
  • Serve immediately.