Banh Mi Burgers Wcaramel Bbq Sauce Food

THE BANH MI BURGER

Steps:

• Combine beef, fish sauce, soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper, and 5-spice powder in a bowl, and mix until evenly combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled.
• Mix mayonnaise, hoisin, and Sriracha together in a small bowl for sauce. Keep chilled until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Cut open rolls, remove about 1/2 of the inside crumb, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake rolls in the preheated oven until toasted, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, using damp hands, shape beef mixture into two burger patties sized to match your rolls or buns. Keep in the refrigerator until needed.
• Combine carrots and daikon radish in a bowl. Add rice vinegar and toss to coat. Refrigerate until needed.
• Preheat a charcoal grill to high heat.
• Cook burgers over the hot coals until desired doneness is reached and they spring back to the touch, turning as needed, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Slather toasted buns with mayo mixture. Place cucumbers and jalapeno slices on bottom of rolls, and top with cooked burgers. Top with carrot-radish mixture and cilantro.

BANH MI BURGERS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the cucumber, green onion, carrot, rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of mirin, and sugar until the mixture is well blended. Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight.
• Place the pork in a mixing bowl, and lightly combine with tamari sauce, sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of mirin, ginger, chili garlic sauce, and fish sauce. Divide the meat into 6 equal parts, and form each part into a patty. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Grill the burgers until the meat is no longer pink inside and the outside is crisp and brown, about 5 minutes per side. To assemble, place a burger on a sesame seed bun, and pile about 1/4 cup of the pickle mixture onto the burger. Sprinkle with a bit of fresh basil and mint, if desired.

BANH MI BURGER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine water, vinegar, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil; whisk until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add carrots and radish; let stand until serving. Shape beef into four 3/4-in.-thick patties. Sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. , In a 12-in. cast-iron or another heavy skillet, cook burgers over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°, 8-10 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. Wipe pan clean. In the same pan, toast rolls over medium heat, cut side down, 30-60 seconds. Spread rolls with mayonnaise. Drain pickled vegetables. Serve burgers on rolls with pickled vegetables, cucumber and cilantro.

BANH MI BURGER

Steps:

• For the patties: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the pork, beef and shrimp. Do not over mix as this will cause the proteins to become sticky. Portion into four 7-ounce burger patties and refrigerate for 1 hour or until ready to use.
• For the banh mi marinade: In a large mixing bowl, whisk the fish sauce and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add the curry paste and whisk until it's completely broken up. Add the lime juice, ginger, turmeric, garlic, lemongrass, chile, shallot, lime leaves, basil and mint and mix well.
• For the curry aioli: Combine the mayo, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, curry powder, ginger juice, Sriracha and turmeric and whisk until smooth. Set aside and chill.
• For the nuoc mam sauce: In a mixing bowl, whisk the sugar and hot water until dissolved. Add the fish sauce, vinegar, garlic and chile and mix well.
• To assemble: Preheat a grill to medium to medium-high heat. Dip the patties into the banh mi marinade and grill to desired doneness. During the grilling process, continue to dip the patties in the marinade to form a flavorful crust on the outside of the patties.
• Grill or toast the buns. Next, grill the pork loaf slices about 2 minutes on each side.
• Place a burger patty on the bottom bun followed by 2 slices pork loaf. Add 1 teaspoon curry aioli, and then the carrots and daikon. Finish with the lettuce and the top bun. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Serve the nuoc mam on the side as a dipping sauce.

BANH MI BURGERS W/CARAMEL BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the Vietnamese Caramel BBQ Sauce: To a saucepan add the 2 tablespoons water and sugar. Over medium heat simmer until it turns a deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully.
• In a small bowl mix together 2 tablespoons water, fish sauce and lime juice; carefully add (it will sputter) to the carmelized sugar mixture, heating low until the caramel dissolves.
• Add the chili, garlic and shallots and simmer to reduce by half, about 3-5 minutes.
• Mix the cornstarch into the remaining 1 tablespoon water, add it into the sauce and simmer until it thickens, about a minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
• For the Burgers: With a light hand, thorougly mix the pork, garlic, ginger, green onion, cilantro, fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of the prepared Vietnamese Caramel BBQ Sauce, lime zest and jalapeno and salt, if desired. Form the mixture into 4 patties.
• Grill over medium heat until cooked, about 4-6 minutes per side. Assemble burgers by layering the pork patty on a bun, topped by the pickled veggies, cucumber, jalapeno, cilantro and bun top spread with mayonnaise.