Asian Inspired Burger, Served With An Asian Coleslaw & Sweet Chili Sauce
By: Sophie32
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 2:58am

Ingredients




For the burgers:

pork & veal mince: about 300 gr

1/2 onion, peeled & grated
1/2 lemongrass stalk, white part only, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of fresh & cleaned coriander( cilantro ) leaves, finely cut up
1/2 tablespoon of Thai fish sauce
1 piece of garlic, peeled & finely squeezed out
1 teaspoon of fresh lime zest
1 teaspoon of brown or white caster sugar
43 gr breadcrumbs
To serve:

4 burger buns
sweet chili sauce

Asian cole slaw

For the Asian cole slaw:

1 tablespoon of brown or white caster sugar
1 tablespoon of rice vinegar
4 large purple carrots or normal ones, peeled & 2 of them finely grated,
2 inches of them, peeled & finely cut up  little pieces
2 large handfulls of shredded white cabbage
1 handfull of fresh morrocan mint leaves, cleaned & finely shredded
1 handfull of fresh coriander leaves, cleaned & finely chopped

Preparation

1 First, make the burgers. You take a large bowl & place the mince, grated onion, the cut up lemongrass, the cut up coriander leaves, the fish sauce, the garlic, the lime zest & the sugar together. Mix well together with your hands. 2 Shape into 4 patties & flatten them out a bit. Place onto a plate. Put clingfilm over the top & place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. 3 Take a little bowl & place the 2 carrots that you grated, in it. Add the rice vinegar & add the sugar. Mix well. Leave to marinate for about 20 minutes. 4 Now, you can make your Asian cole slaw. Take a large enough bowl & place the 2 handfulls of white cabbage in it. Add the 2 carrots that are cut up into little pieces. Mix. Add the shredded mint leaves & add the cut up coriander leaves. Mix well. Set aside. 5 After 20 minutes marinating, remove the liquid from the grated carrots. Add the marinated grated carrots to the Asian coleslaw. Now, taste: it tastes amazing & lovely! 6 Now, after 30 minutes, take the plate with the burgers out of the fridge. Remove the cling film. Heat a large non stick pan on high heat & pour some baking margarine & sunflower oil in it. Heat up on high. 7 When the pan is really hot, add the 4 burgers & bake on both sides for about 4 minutes until cooked trough & golden. Adjust the heat if necessary. 8 Plate up: take your burger bun & place a burger on it. Top with some sweet chili sauce & place the top of the bun on it. Place the Asian cole slaw on the side & place a bit of the chili sauce on the side, to dip in.

About


This beauty of a burger recipe is from Bill Granger. It is from his book: Holiday! I adapted it to my needs. This is an Asian inspired burger that has lemongrass, breadcrumbs, garlic, lime zest, fish sauce , grated onion & chopped fresh coriander in it. It is served with an Asian inspired coleslaw. Chili sauce is served with it. This is the most yummie burger I have ever eaten,...