Hot in the City Burger

Pairs well with:

Cabernet Sauvignon

This rich red easily complements your homemade chicken dishes, red meats, game, and mildly seasoned pastas.

Ingredients

2 lbs ground chuck or sirloin beef
2 tablespoon Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoon fish sauce*
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoon galangal (Thai ginger), grated
2 tablespoon jalapeño, minced
2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped fine
1 medium sized shallot, chopped fine
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 cup red cabbage, shredded
1 cup white cabbage, shredded
1 cup iceberg, shredded
1 cup carrot, grated
2 tablespoon fish sauce
2 tablespoon mint, julienne
1 tablespoon peanuts, crushed
1 teaspoon Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoon. Sriracha sauce*
1 tablespoon Thai basil, julienne
6 brioche burger buns, sliced (can use potato bread buns as substitute)
Vegetable Oil for brushing grill rack

 

Instructions

Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.

To prepare the patties: Combine the beef, olive oil, fish sauce, garlic, galangal, jalapeño, cilantro, shallot, cumin, salt and pepper into a medium sized mixing bowl, gently working the ingredients together. Divide and mold into 6 burger patties. Cover with plastic and place aside while preparing other ingredients.

To make the Vietnamese slaw: Use a medium sized mixing bowl and toss the red cabbage, white cabbage, iceberg and carrots with the fish sauce, mint, peanuts and olive oil till well mixed. Loosely cover and set aside.

For the rooster mayo: Using a small mixing bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce until it is a consistent pinkish-red, then add the Thai basil and gently stir. Loosely cover and set aside.

Return to grill to and brush the rack with vegetable oil. Place the patties on the grill rack, cover and grill, turning once, letting the burgers cook on each side about 5 to 7 minutes for medium. When the patties are done, remove them from the grill and stack them to keep the heat.

During the final minutes of grilling, place the brioche buns sliced-side down on the outer edge of the grill to lightly toast. Remove the bottoms when toasted, and turn the tops over to grill the crusts lightly. Grill marks can be a nice presentation, so try any variation.

To assemble the burgers: Lightly brush the Sriracha mayo on both the top and bottom bun with a thin layer. Place the burger on the lower half and then top with about half a cup of the Vietnamese slaw. Place the top brioche bun over the slaw and serve.