Vietnamese Pork Burger

Inspired by Andrew Zimmern (Andrew Zimmern Cooks), 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 sauté 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 sauté pan.

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

8. Garnish with sprigs of cilantro and mint.