When I got married, 30 years ago, my husband was in the military and these were all the ingredients I had available at the time. I just put them together, and they have been a family favorite ever since. In the winter, I make them in the broiler in the oven.
| Yield: | 8 burgers |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground sirloin
- 8 pineapple slices, canned or fresh
- 8 hamburger buns
- pineapple juice from can or fresh pineapple
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup barbeque sauce
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Divide ground sirloin into eight 1/2″ balls and eight patties. Place patties on grill and add sauce on each pattie, grill for a couple of minutes turn over add more sauce. Put one ground sirloin ball into each hole in pineapple slices. Place on grill, add sauce, and grill a couple minutes more before turning over and adding more sauce. Place buns on grill to warm. Place one pattie and one pineapple slice between two buns and serve.
- Sauce: in saucepan over medium heat, add ketchup, barbeque sauce and pineapple juice and bring to boil.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 401 |
| Total Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 63 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 34 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg |
| Sodium | 845 mg |