Sour Apple Pork Burgers - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 pound ultra-thick sliced smoked bacon
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup apple butter
• 2 tablespoons Sutter Home Chenin Blanc
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons Sutter Home Chenin Blanc
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 quart peanut oil for frying
• 2 Vidalia or other sweet onions, sliced into very thin rings
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 5 cups Kettle Brand Sea Salt Potato Chips
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/3 cup apple butter
• 1/4 cup Sutter Home Chenin Blanc
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 pounds ground pork
• Reserved bacon drippings (from above)
• 1/2 cup shredded Granny Smith apple
• 1/4 cup crushed Kettle Brand Sea Salt Potato Chips
• 2 tablespoons Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
• Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
• 6 ounces white Cheddar cheese, preferably Maytag Dairy Farms
• 6 Kings Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Hamburger Buns, split