Best Spicy Asian Pork Burgers Recipes

ASIAN STYLE PORK BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together. I like to do this in a glass measuring cup, because it's easy to measure the mayo, then just spoon all the other ingredients in and stir. It's then easy to scoop out what you'll need for the slaw, leaving enough for your sandwiches.
• Set aside.
• If you're not using pre-packaged "slaw mix": Use a mandolin, sharp knife, or food processor to thin-slice the cabbage. Place it in a bowl, and add grated carrot, and sliced green onion.
• Using the dressing you made, top the cabbage mixture with all but 1/4 cup (60ml) of the dressing, which you need to reserve as a sandwich spread. Stir it in with the veggies, then sprinkle the 1/2 tsp salt and stir again. Refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
• In a large bowl, place the ground pork. Add the minced garlic, minced fresh ginger, Sriracha sauce, Sesame oil, hoisin sauce, Fish sauce, cilantro leaves and salt. Using your hands (or a wooden spoon if you prefer), gently combine all the ingredients together.
• Form 4 roughly equal sized patties. I like to do this by forming 4 "balls" of meat, then pressing down on each portion. You want to make sure the burgers are kind of firmly together, so they don't fall apart while cooking.
• Heat a heavy skillet (Cast-iron prefered) over Medium to Medium-High heat until hot, and drizzle about 1 tsp vegetable or olive oil. Set the heat at Medium, and cook the patties 6-8 minutes until done. Internal temp should be 160F.
• Slather buns with remaining sauce. Add the pork patties and top with slaw and sweet pickles if you like.

SPICY PORK BURGERS WITH GOCHUJANG SLAW

Steps:

• Whisk together the gochujang paste, olive oil, vinegar, sesame seeds, sesame oil, sugar and garlic in a large bowl; transfer half of the mixture to a medium bowl and set aside until ready to use.
• Add the pork, onions, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to the large bowl with half of the gochujang mixture. Using 2 forks, begin "pulling" the ground pork apart as if you were shredding pulled pork, breaking up the clumps and incorporating the ingredients together without compacting the meat into a dense mass. Continue to pull the meat apart until thoroughly mixed and no clumps of onion or pork remain and all of the gochujang mixture has been absorbed.
• Lightly oil your hands. Working one at a time, divide the pork mixture into 4 equal portions; roll gently between your hands into balls. Arrange on a rimmed baking sheet and flatten to patties about 1 inch thick.
• Toss the cabbage, carrots and scallions in the medium bowl with the reserved gochujang mixture until completely coated; season with salt and pepper. Let sit until ready to serve.
• Prepare a grill or large grill pan for medium-high heat. Clean and oil the grill grates.
• Grill the buns until toasted on both sides, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a baking sheet. Brush the patties with oil and grill until lightly charred on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the burgers to the buns and let sit 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grill the peppers until charred in spots on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and slice; season with salt and pepper directly on the board.
• Liberally spread mayonnaise on the top buns. To serve, top the burgers with the tomato slices, grilled peppers, gochujang slaw, a squeeze of lime and the top buns.

SESAME PORK BURGERS WITH SWEET AND SPICY SLAW

Steps:

• Make the Slaw:
• Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, Sriracha, sugar, and 1 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Transfer about 1/4 cup dressing to a small bowl; set aside.
• Add cabbage and scallions to remaining dressing and toss to evenly coat. Season with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt. Cover and chill both the salad and dressing until ready to serve.
• Do Ahead: Dressing and slaw can be made 8 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
• Make the Burgers:
• Using your hands or a wooden spoon, mix pork, garlic, Sriracha (if using), sesame oil, fish sauce, 1/4 cup cilantro, and 1/2 tsp. salt in a large bowl until well combined.
• Shape pork mixture into 4 patties, slightly larger in diameter than English muffins (about 4").
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium. Working in batches if necessary, fry patties until browned on both sides and cooked through, 6-8 minutes.
• Spread reserved dressing on muffins. Place a patty on bottom halves. Season with salt and pepper. Pile on some slaw, pickles, and cilantro, then close muffins. Serve with remaining slaw alongside.
• Do Ahead: Patties can be made 1 day ahead. Separate with parchment if stacking. Cover and chill, or freeze up to 1 month.