Name: Chef John's Chicken Satay Burger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Peanut butter - 2 tablespoons; Lime juice - 1 teaspoon; Asian chile pepper sauce (such as sambal oelek), or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Carrots cut into thin matchsticks - ½ cup; Cucumber cut into thin matchsticks - ½ cup; Jalapeno peppers cut into thin matchsticks - 2 tablespoons; Seasoned rice vinegar - 1 tablespoon; Fish sauce - 2 teaspoons; Garlic, minced - 3 cloves; Coconut milk - 1 ½ tablespoons; Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon; Ground turmeric - ¼ teaspoon; Asian chile pepper sauce (such as sambal oelek) - 1 teaspoon; Dry bread crumbs - 1 tablespoon; Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons; Ground chicken - 1 pound; Chopped fresh basil - 2 tablespoons; Salt - 2 tablespoons; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch; Cilantro leaves - ¼ cup; Hamburger buns - 4

Ingredients for - Chef John's Chicken Satay Burger

1. Peanut butter 2 tablespoons

2. Lime juice 1 teaspoon

3. Asian chile pepper sauce (such as sambal oelek), or to taste 1 teaspoon

4. Carrots cut into thin matchsticks ½ cup

5. Cucumber cut into thin matchsticks ½ cup

6. Jalapeno peppers cut into thin matchsticks 2 tablespoons

7. Seasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon

8. Fish sauce 2 teaspoons

9. Garlic, minced 3 cloves

10. Coconut milk 1 ½ tablespoons

11. Ground cumin ½ teaspoon

12. Ground turmeric ¼ teaspoon

13. Asian chile pepper sauce (such as sambal oelek) 1 teaspoon

14. Dry bread crumbs 1 tablespoon

15. Soy sauce 2 teaspoons

16. Ground chicken 1 pound

17. Chopped fresh basil 2 tablespoons

18. Salt 2 tablespoons

19. Cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 pinch

20. Cilantro leaves ¼ cup

21. Hamburger buns 4

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Chicken Satay Burger

1 . Stage

Combine peanut butter, lime juice, and 1 teaspoon Asian chile pepper sauce in a small bowl; stir until thoroughly combined.

2 . Stage

Mix carrot, cucumber, and jalapeno pepper in a bowl; stir in fish sauce and rice vinegar. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Mix garlic, coconut milk, cumin, turmeric, and 1 teaspoon Asian chile pepper sauce in a bowl. Add bread crumbs and soy sauce to the mixture. Stir in ground chicken and basil until thoroughly combined. Mixture will be soft.

4 . Stage

Break off a small piece of chicken mixture and fry in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until chicken is browned and no longer pink. Taste the little cooked piece and season the raw chicken mixture to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. Do not eat raw chicken mix.

5 . Stage

Spoon 1/4 the chicken mixture into skillet, forming it into a patty shape, and cook until bottom of patty is browned, about 5 minutes. Flip patty and cook until other side is browned and chicken mixture is no longer pink inside, about 5 more minutes. Repeat with remaining chicken to make 3 more patties.

6 . Stage

Spread about 1 teaspoon of peanut spread onto each bun half; top bun bottoms with a chicken patty, about 1/4 cup of the carrot slaw, and 1 tablespoon of cilantro leaves. Place tops of buns on burgers to serve.