Vietnamese Pork Burger

Inspired by Andrew Zimmern (andrewzimmern.com), here’s our favorite Vietnamese pork burger recipe – it’s super quick, easy & ridiculously flavorful by using Spicy Garlic and Sweet Ginger Sauce. It’s the perfect burger recipe for flavor junkies looking to switch things up.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 ½ lb ground pork

2 T Sweet Ginger Sauce.

2 T Spicy Garlic Sauce

3 T cilantro, minced

1 kaffir lime leaf, julienned

¼ C breadcrumbs

4 soft buns

Leaf Lettuce

4 sprigs each of cilantro and mint for garnish

Pickled Carrots & Daikon

1 C carrot, shaved into long strips

1 C daikon radish, grated

1/2 C Sweet Ginger Saucey Sauce

Method:

1. In a medium bowl, combine carrot, daikon radish, and Sweet Ginger Sauce.

2. Stir, cover, and put in the fridge until ready to use.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine pork, Sweet Ginger Sauce. and Spicy Garlic Sauce, cilantro, and kaffir lime. Form into 4 patties.

4. Butter the buns and toast lightly on the grill, or in a saute pan.

5. Grill the burgers for 3 to 4 minutes per side.

6. Butter the buns and toast lightly on the grill, or in a saute pan.

7. Top burgers with lettuce and the quick-pickled carrot and daikon.

8. Garnish with sprigs of cilantro and mint.