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Thai Chicken Burgers

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Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Thai
Servings 4 Burgers

Ingredients
  

Burgers

  • 500 g chicken mince can use pork or turkey
  • 3 tbsp red curry paste
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves very finely chopped
  • 6 coriander stems very finely chopped
  • 1 spring onion finely chopped
  • 4 burger buns
  • Kewpie mayonnaise

Som Tum Style Slaw

  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 birds’ eye chillies
  • 1 tbsp roasted peanuts
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 3 cups finely sliced cabbage
  • 1/2 cup peeled carrot strips
  • 1/2 red onion finely sliced
  • 1/4 cup coriander leaves

Instructions
 

  • Add all of the burger ingredients into a bowl and mix to combine.
  • Divide the mix into 4 and shape into patties bigger than your buns. I let them sit for about 30 minutes to marinate a bit before cooking.
  • Meanwhile, prep the slaw. Pound the garlic and chilli together in a mortar and pestle, to form a paste.
  • Pop in the roasted peanuts and pound until crushed. Mix with the garlic and chilli
  • Add sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Stir and give it a taste. Should be well balanced with sweet, sour, salty and spicy. Add more lime, fish sauce, chilli or sugar if needed.
  • Just before serving toss all the vegetables together and coat in the dressing.
  • Heat a pan with oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add chicken patties and pan sear on both sides until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes on each side. You can also grill them!
  • Toast your buns and spread on some kewpie* mayonnaise. Top with your burger and slaw.

Video

Notes

  • I used a store-bought Thai curry paste but feel free to make you’re own.
  • Do not skip out on the Kaffir lime leaf- this is truly what makes these burgers stand out!
  • * I like using kewpie mayonnaise for these, use whichever is your favourite. 
Keyword Burger, Spicy, Thail