I love making my own burgers, it means that I can get creative with adding in some of my favourite flavours.
These peri peri pork burgers are easy to make and perfect for cooking in an air fryer.
Read on to see how to make them, step by step.
What You Need To Make Homemade Pork Burgers
The ingredients below are enough to make four pork burgers. You can adjust according to how many you want to cook.
For The Burgers
- 500g/1lb pork mince
- 3 tbsp peri peri seasoning
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- Burger baps
- Optional extras such as lettuce, tomatoes, pineapple salsa and mayonnaise
For the Mayonnaise
I used a premade Nando’s peri peri mayonnaise (Perinaise!) but you could make your own by stirring together some peri peri seasoning and some mayonnaise.
How To Prepare The Burgers
In a bowl, mix the pork mince with the peri peri seasoning, red onion and beaten egg.
Side note: I used an electric food chopper to get the onion chopped so small (the Ninja one!)
You can use a spoon to combine everything together.
Next, divide the pork mixture into four equal portions. You can either use a burger press (I used this one on Amazon), or, your hands to shape the mixture into a patty burger shape.
Once you have formed the burgers cover them and leave in the fridge for at least 20 minutes, preferably longer if you can. This will help to hold the mince together before cooking the burgers.
Air Frying The Burgers
Lay the burgers directly in the air fryer basket. If you are worried that they might stick spray or brush a little oil over the basket.
Set the air fryer temperature to 180°C/360°F and cook for 10 to 12 minutes.
Check the pork burgers are cooked all the way through. If you have a meat thermometer the internal temperature should read 75°C.
Either eat as they are or put in a burger bun. Add your favourite burger fillings such as mayonnaise, lettuce and a fresh tomato slice.
If you want to cook a beef burger with cheese check out my air fryer burger recipe, or if you want to cook from frozen, see how easy it is with my air fryer frozen burger recipe.
I hope you enjoyed this air fryer pork burger, let me know in the comments if you make it!
Air Fryer Peri Peri Pork Burgers
Ingredients
- 500 g pork mince
- 3 tbsp peri peri seasoning
- 1 red onion
- 1 egg
- 4 burger baps
Optional Burger Fillings
- mayonnaise
- lettuce
- tomatoes
Instructions
- Finely chop the red onion and beat the egg.
- Mix together the pork mince, piri piri seasoning, onion and egg in a bowl until well combined.
- Divide the pork into 4 portions. You can either use a burger press or your hands to shape them.
- Cover the burgers with cling film and put them in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
- Optionally brush or spray the air fryer basket with oil.
- Set the air fryer temperature to 180°C/360°F and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until the pork is cooked through.
- Transfer the pork burgers to baps and assemble with your favourite burger fillings.
Equipment
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