Name: Asian burgers with fresh herbs
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 pound excellent quality ground beef; 4 tablespoons fresh grated ginger; 1/8 cup chopped red onion; 1/8 cup chopped scallion bulb (the white part); 1 tablespoon rolled and chopped spearmint leaves; 1 tablespoon rolled and snipped Thai basil; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon grass, chopped; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 4 tablespoons cooked jasmine or basmati rice; scant pinch of kosher salt; 2 teaspoons mixed fresh lemon and lime zest; 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, chopped; Thai basil leaves and lime wedges or slices for garnish; hardwood coals for grill; shredded red cabbage and a lemon-lime vinaigrette dressing with sunflowers sprouts as topping; use mini pita pockets, or lettuce, rice paper wrappers or rolls

Author Notes

This is a great favorite in our household. I served it here with my basil Thai sauce, (see that recipe if interested), but you don't really need anything on these, they are so good. I like to serve these with a side of an Asian cole slaw. If you are not a big fan of ginger, you can reduce that amount. I have used leftover rice as a binder to offset the liquid of the fish sauce, and like the way the rice adds to the burger. —Sagegreen

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound excellent quality ground beef
4 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
¹/₈ cup chopped red onion
¹/₈ cup chopped scallion bulb (the white part)
1 tablespoon rolled and chopped spearmint leaves
1 tablespoon rolled and snipped Thai basil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon grass, chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce
4 tablespoons cooked jasmine or basmati rice
scant pinch of kosher salt
2 teaspoons mixed fresh lemon and lime zest
1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, chopped
Thai basil leaves and lime wedges or slices for garnish
hardwood coals for grill
shredded red cabbage and a lemon-lime vinaigrette dressing with sunflowers sprouts as topping
use mini pita pockets, or lettuce, rice paper wrappers or rolls

In This Recipe

Tools

Set a Timer

Directions

Prepare your grill.
Combine all the food ingredients to form the burger patties.
Grill 2-4 minutes per side, as you like on a hot grill. Serve plain or with a Thai sauce on rolls; in mini pita pockets; with lettuce leaves; or even Spring Roll Wrappers (also known as rice paper, rice paper rounds, spring roll skin, edible rice paper, wraps, banh trang or summer roll wrappers-follow directions to soak in water first). Garnish with Thai basil and lime, cabbage and sprouts.

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