pork and chorizo burgers with baked onion rings... 35 minutes

the goods:

burgers:
1/2 pound smoked chorizo sausage (fully cooked), casings removed
1 and 1/2 pounds ground pork
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 and 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 ounces sliced pepper jack cheese
4 large hamburger buns
romaine lettuce, for serving
1 cup mayonnaise
1 poblano chile, roasted, peeled, and seeded
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

onion rings:
1 and 1/2 cups cornflakes
1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 large sweet onion, such as Vidalia, quartered crosswise and broken into rings (discard small center rings)
2 tablespoons olive oil



In a food processor, combine mayo, 1 garlic clove, poblano chile, and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate.

Clean out food processor and add chorizo. Pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl and add ground pork, remaining garlic, Worcestershire, Cajun seasoning, salt, and cayenne; mix gently. Form mixture into 4 patties. Refrigerate.



Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a clean food processor, pulse cornflakes and breadcrumbs until fine crumbs form, transfer to a medium bowl.



In another medium bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, flour, and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Pour oil onto a rimmed baking sheet. Place in oven and heat for 2 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and tilt to coat evenly with oil.



Dip onion rings in egg mixture (letting excess drip off) and dredge in cornflake mixture; place on baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until onion rings are golden brown, 16 minutes.



While onion rings are baking, heat grill to medium. Grill burgers, covered, until cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes per side.



During last few minutes of grilling, top burgers with cheese.



Spread green-chile mayo on buns, top with burger and finish with crisp romaine lettuce.



Serve with warm, crunchy onion rings and enjoy!