Pork Banh mi Burger
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
10
minutesTotal time
30
minutesCombining two things I love: a burger and a Banh Mi!
Ingredients
- Pickled Vegetables
1 cup of carrots, cut into small sticks
1 cup of daikon, cut into small sticks
½ cup of rice vinegar
⅓ cup of water
2 tbsp of sugar
½ tsp of salt
- Patties
550g of lean ground pork
3 green onions, sliced
3 tbsp of soy sauce
3 tbsp of fish sauce
1 tbsp of hoisin sauce
¼ tsp of salt
Zest of ½ lime
- Spicy mayo
½ cup of mayonnaise
½ to 1 tbsp of sriracha sauce
- Assembly
Burger buns
Cucumber, sliced into ribbons
Cilantro
Instructions
- Prepare the pickled vegetables. In a mason jar, mix ½ cup of rice vinegar, ⅓ cup of water, 2 tbsp of sugar, and ½ tsp of salt. Then add the carrot sticks and daikon sticks. Let them marinate. You can prepare the pickled vegetables a few hours in advance or even the day before.
- Prepare the patties. In a large bowl, mix together: 550g of lean ground pork, 3 sliced green onions, 3 tbsp of soy sauce, 3 tbsp of fish sauce, 1 tbsp of hoisin sauce, ¼ tsp of salt, and the zest of ½ lime. Form 4 patties.
- Preheat your BBQ to high heat. Cook the patties for 4-5 minutes on each side. Toast the burger buns.
- Prepare the spicy mayonnaise by combining ½ cup of mayonnaise with ½ to 1 tbsp of sriracha (depending on your preference).
- Assemble the burgers. Spread the mayonnaise on both sides of the buns. Add the patty, pickled vegetables, cucumber ribbons, and cilantro.
