Asian Poultry Burger Recipes

Steps:

• For the spicy lemongrass mayo: Mix together the mayonnaise, chili sauce, lime zest and juice and lemongrass in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. For the Asian chicken burger: Combine the chicken, hoisin, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic and scallions in a large bowl. Mix together and form into 4 equal patties about 1/2-inch thick and 4 inches wide. This patty will be a bit wetter than your average patty because of the sauces and flavor in there. Sprinkle each side of the patties generously with salt and pepper. Create a small well in the center of each patty, using your thumb. Cook your patties on the griddle over medium heat until golden brown on each side and 160 degrees F, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Because of the sugar content in these patties, they can burn easily so watch your heat. Let rest 5 minutes. Place your buns on the griddle and toast them. For assembling: Place some of the spicy lemongrass mayo on each side of the buns. Add the chicken patties and top with the Pickled Asian Slaw. Finish with the top bun and serve with additional slaw and mayo on the side.
• Add the rice wine vinegar to a mixing bowl and whisk in the sesame oil and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Add the ginger, cabbage and peppers and toss to coat with the dressing. Adjust the seasoning and let sit 20 minutes to let the flavors meld together before serving. Yield: 2 cups.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine the ground chicken, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• With a vegetable peeler cut the cucumber vertically into long curly strips, avoiding and discarding the seeds. Cut the carrot, again using the vegetable peeler, into strips. Combine the cucumber and the carrot in a bowl.
• Heat the oil in a 9inch nonstick skillet. Shape mixture into 2 patties, each about 3/4 inch thick. Cook for about 5 to 6 minutes a side or until golden brown and cooked through. (At this point make the mayonnaise) Set each burger on a toasted bun, spread with Asian mayonnaise and top with carrot and cucumber.
• Serve with Asian mayonnaise (recipe follows) and cucumber salad.

Steps:

• For the rainbow sesame slaw: Combine the jicama, bell peppers, snow peas, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce and sugar in a medium mixing bowl, tossing to combine. Set aside.
• For the Sriracha lime mayo: Combine the mayonnaise, Sriracha, lime zest and juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
• For the burger patties: Combine the chicken, scallions, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, lemongrass and garlic, gently mixing to incorporate. Divide the mixture into 6 patties and set aside. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat, and brush with the vegetable oil. Place the patties on the grill and cook, turning once until done, 6 to 8 minutes per side. During the last few minutes of cooking, baste each burger with 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce.
• To assemble, spread about 1 tablespoon of the Sriracha lime mayo on each bun bottom and top. Place the patties on the bun bottoms, top with about 1/3 cup of the slaw, add the bun top and enjoy! These burgers are great served with sweet potato fries or sweet potato chips.

Steps:

• Place the beef in a bowl, add with curry powder, sugar, cilantro, scallions, garlic, chiles, cumin, salt, and pepper, and mix well. Form into 4 (8-ounce) patties. Place patties on grill and grill to desired doneness. Place scallion pieces and shiitake caps on the grill and brush with the teriyaki sauce and grill until well charred.
• Serve burgers on sesame buns topped with grilled scallion and shiitakes and more teriyaki sauce, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat the oil and fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chili for a 2-3 minutes, add the mushrooms for the last minute.
• Set aside to cool.
• Mix the ground chicken with all the other ingredients and the cooled onion mixture, shape into 4 or 6 burgers.
• Fry them in some oil on a medium fire for several minutes on each side until done and browned.
• Serve as suggested in the recipe-intro or use your own ideas.

Steps:

• Make the slaw by combining all the ingredients together. Taste and add more chilli powder, if you like. Chill in the fridge.
• To make the sauce, put all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer gently until syrupy. Take off the heat and set aside.
• Cut away any fatty excess from the chicken thighs, then season with salt, pepper and the grated ginger. Toss the chicken with the cornflour until completely coated.
• Heat about 2cm of vegetable oil in a large frying pan. Fry the chicken thighs for 4-5 mins each side until crisp. Remove from the oil onto kitchen paper and leave to cool slightly for 2 mins. Then re-fry in the hot oil until ultra-crisp and you can hear it crackle. Remove to kitchen paper to drain.
• Reheat the sauce. Build your burgers by placing some lettuce and kimchi slaw on the base of a bun, top with the crispy chicken and drizzle over the sticky sauce.