Burger Bar shares how to create a healthy Thai burger.
RECIPE: Burger Bar's "Thai Boxer" Shrimp Burger
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 pound large peeled and deveined shrimp
1 shallot, diced
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/8 cup rice flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg white (yolk is not used)
Vegetable, canola or grapeseed oil
Directions:
Add the shrimp, shallot and garlic to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Combine shrimp in a large bowl with the rice flour, sugar, egg white, salt and pepper and mix. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, and then form into 4 patties. Refrigerate 10 more minutes, then add a splash of oil to a pan over medium heat and cook until slightly golden brown. Flip the patty and repeat. Serve on a Brioche Bun topped with Bahn Mi Slaw, Spicy Aioli and Shredded Lettuce. Enjoy!
Bahn Mi Slaw:
Ingredients:
2 carrots
2 red onions
2 Hothouse cucumbers
1 jalapeno
Cilantro
Directions:
Combine 1 cup rice wine vinegar and 1/2 cup each sugar and water in a saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes; let cool. Combine shredded carrots, red onions and cucumbers in a bowl. Add the vinegar mixture and refrigerate 30 minutes. Stir in 1 thinly sliced jalapeno and 1/2 cup cilantro.
Spicy Aioli:
Ingredients:
1 cup Mayonnaise
3 tablespoons Sriracha
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 teaspoon Rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Yuzu juice
1/2 teaspoon Sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon of Shichimi Togarashi (a spicy powdered assortment of dried chili peppers and other ingredients, including red chili pepper, orange peel, sesame seeds, Japanese pepper, ginger and seaweed)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and stir together until smooth. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use, up to a week.