Chef John's Chicken Satay Burger
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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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.