Saigon Burgers With Cucumber Pickle
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
-
Burgers
- 18 ounces ground pork (500 g)
- 4 hamburger buns, fresh
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 ounces fresh bean sprouts (a punnet or two, weight not important)
- parsley sprig (or coriander leaves, for garnish)
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Cucumber pickle
- 1 cucumber, long
- 1 lime, juice of
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 hot pepper, fresh, chopped (choose any strength you like)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
directions
- Simmer the sugar, fish sauce and chopped onion in a pot for about 7 minutes, then pull aside to cool down.
- Make the pickle: Slice the cucumber into long thin strips with a potato peeler or a mandolin. Mix the lime/lemon juice, hot pepper and fish sauce, drizzle over the cuke strips, mix well, and chill until ready to use.
- Now add the cooled onion mixture as well as the garlic to the ground pork, and mix in well.
- Divide into 4 and shape into patties.
- Chill under cling film for at least 1 hour.
- Grill over hot coals, or under the oven grill, or bake at 375 deg F/190 deg C until done.
- Serve the pork patties on the sliced rolls, top with bean spouts and parsley or coriander leaves, and serve with the drained cucumber pickle on the side.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zurie
South Africa
I'm a widow, retired, and I love cooking. I live on the coast in South Africa and I love seafood. You're welcome to my recipes (all kinds, definitely not just seafood!) Just remember that no recipe is ever cast in stone -- adjust to your taste!
The photo was taken at a rustic seaside restaurant on our West Coast, approx 1 year ago (2016).