Banh Mi Burgers
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Banh Mi Burgers

1. Chopped cucumber, seeded if large - ½ cup
2. Thinly sliced green onion - ¼ cup
3. Chopped carrot - ¼ cup
4. Rice vinegar - ½ cup
5. Mirin (Japanese rice wine) - 2 tablespoons
6. White sugar - 1 teaspoon
7. Ground pork - 2 pounds
8. Tamari sauce - 2 tablespoons
9. Toasted sesame oil - 1 tablespoon
10. Mirin (Japanese rice wine) - 1 teaspoon
11. Grated fresh ginger - 1 tablespoon
12. Chili garlic sauce - 1 tablespoon
13. Fish sauce - 1 teaspoon
14. Sesame seed hamburger buns - 6
15. Chopped fresh basil (Optional) - 1 teaspoon
16. Chopped fresh mint (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Banh Mi Burgers

1. Stage

In a bowl, mix together the cucumber, green onion, carrot, rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of mirin, and sugar until the mixture is well blended. Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight.

2. Stage

Place the pork in a mixing bowl, and lightly combine with tamari sauce, sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of mirin, ginger, chili garlic sauce, and fish sauce. Divide the meat into 6 equal parts, and form each part into a patty. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

3. Stage

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.

4. Stage

Grill the burgers until the meat is no longer pink inside and the outside is crisp and brown, about 5 minutes per side. To assemble, place a burger on a sesame seed bun, and pile about 1/4 cup of the pickle mixture onto the burger. Sprinkle with a bit of fresh basil and mint, if desired.