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Can you smell that? It’s the smell of hot coals and an open flame, the low heat of a smoker slowly infusing its flavor into a thick piece of meat, the joy of a hot dog and it’s plethora of toppings. That’s right. It’s time to fire up those grills.
I may not have a brick oven tucked into my gardens, but my little back yard has its fair share of outdoor cooking equipment and oh, the bonding we are going to do this summer. There will be lots of smoking and grilling over both propane and charcoal. Marinating, pulling and kabobing (really, kabobing, it’s a word. Trust me.). I’m no pit master, so there will be lots and lots of experimenting to.
Let’s kick things off with this tasty little number and be sure to stay tuned for all of the BBQ adventures we’ve got planned this season.
Asian Chicken Burgers
Food Network Magazine Jan/Feb 2011
Ingredients:
Cooking Spray
- 1 small carrot
- 1 small red onion, halved
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tbs grated peeled ginger
- 4 tbs low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tbs hot Asian chili sauce, such as sombal oelek
- 8 ounces white mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 2 teas toasted sesame oil
- Juice of 1 lime
- 4 whole-wheat sesame hamburger buns
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Mist a baking sheet with cooking spray. Grate the carrot and 1/2 onion into a large bowl. Add the chicken, panko, 2tbs hoisin sauce, the ginger, 3 teas soy sauce and 1 teas sambal oelek and mix until combined. Shape he chicken mixture into 4 patties and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until cooked through, about 20 minutes.*
Meanwhile, thinly slice the remaining 1/2 onion. Toss with the mushrooms, sesame oil, lime juice and remaining 1 teas soy sauce in a bowl. Mix the remaining 2 tbs hoisin sauce and 2 teas sambal oelek with 1 tbs water in another bowl.
Warm the hamburger buns in the oven. Serve the burgers on the buns with a drizzle of the hoisin-sambal sauce and some of the mushroom mixture.
*I went the grill route and just cooked these over an open flame.
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I paired these burgers with grilled sweet potato and potato fries.
My name is Kita. I am a 20 something girl geek and website/graphic designer who can rock an apron like there is no tomorrow. 
I actually made asian turkey burgers recently and they were so good! Unfortunately I didn’t have a real grill to use like you did!
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Those look fabulous, Kita! There is a distinct emphasis on the sweet, sticky and indulgent in my collection of bookmarked recipes, so I’m really pleased to come across something savoury (and healthy! Yay!) that I can’t wait to try out…
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Definitely will have to make these! We love cooking on the grill, and smoker too! Also love not having to clean pans up!
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looks healthy and delicious, I’m trying to eat more real food…ya know instead of dessert
I will have to try this one out!
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Well look at you! This looks so perfect. This would be good to make ahead and freeze.
I would love the chance to bust out my Kitchen Aid attachment for grinding meat!
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It is SO time to fire up the grills. I can hardly wait until I can be grilling every night of the week and weekend!
Your burgers are so unique, I really like the flavors you have going on there!
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That burger needs to become mine!! I wish I could fire up the grill, but the weather sucks!!
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Gah, that looks to-die-for delicious…my stomach is growling as we speak. I’m super jealous that you have your own backyard bbq setup going on…I have to settle for the picnic-style grills in my apartment complex. Any tips for lighting charcoals (I have a bad habit of believing the bag when it says “no lighter fluid needed!”)?
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Kita Reply:
May 3rd, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I use a small Webber grill on my deck with a small charcoal chimney, http://www.amazon.com/Char-Broil-2584803-Canister-Charcoal-Starter/dp/B002J9EN7Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1304452731&sr=8-2 We also have a http://www.amazon.com/Char-Broil-2984810-Electric-Charcoal-Starter/dp/B0001B50BM/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1304452778&sr=1-5 that we use when we are feeling super lazy.
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These look awesome. There really isn’t anything other than that to say!
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These burgers are so packed with Asian flavours. I especially liked the hoisin and sambal oelek (I like it hot). Love sweet potato fries.
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I’m loving that little bit of sauce that’s just dripping down the bun. I want so badly to pick up the burger and lick that off.
You did good by grilling this instead of putting it in the oven! Who would ruin a good burger that way??? Welcome to grill season, indeed.
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