Thai-ish Pork Burgers
What do you get when you mix Thai ingredients with ground pork? Thai-Spiced Pork Burgers! Whole Foods carries all of the ingredients for this dish.
Ingredients:
6 tbsp mayonnaise
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
3 green onions, coarsely chopped
3 garlic cloves
1 lemongrass stalk (bottom 4 inches only), sliced
1 tsp dried crushed red pepper
3 cups quartered button mushrooms (about 8 oz)
1 1/2 lbs ground pork
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 hamburger buns
3 cups shredded Napa cabbage
Whisk mayonnaise and lime juice in large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover; chill. Puree green onions and next 3 ingredients in processor until smooth. Add mushrooms; process until finely chopped. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in pork and next 3 ingredients. Divide into 6 equal patties.
Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Fry burgers until brown and cooked thought, about 5 minutes per side. Spread 1 tbsp lime mayonnaise on bottom of each bun. Place burger atop mayonnaise. Add cabbage to remaining mayonnaise in bowl; toss to coat. Top burgers with cabbage mixture, dividing equally. Place bun tops on cabbbage.
