Banh Mi Mini Burgers are a delicious combination of the burger pork and beef goodness and banh me flavors such as lemongrass, pickled daikon and carrots.
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Banh Mi Mini Burgers
You love sliders. Of course you do. They are one of the great party foods. Have you had a banh mi sandwich? If you have, then there is no doubt you love banh mi, too. If not, don’t worry. You soon will.
Our pal, Honeysuckle, has combined these two fantastic tastes into one incredible party favor that is soon to be your new party favorite – Banh Mi Mini Burgers!
Banh Mi Mini Burgers are a delicious combination of the burger goodness of pork and beef mixed with banh me flavors such as lemongrass and other spices all topped with pickled daikon and carrots (more banh mi magic) and other classic burger fixings.
And they are perfect for the big game party.
Video Courtesy of Honeysuckle Catering
Banh Mi Mini Burgers Recipe
Ingredients
Pickled Carrot and Daikon
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Daikon
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup distilled White Vinegar
- 1/2 cup warm Water
Burger Patties
- 1/2 pound Ground Beef (15% fat)
- 1/2 pound Ground Pork
- 2 tablespoons finely minced Shallots
- 2 tablespoons finely minced Lemongrass
- 2 tablespoons Fish Sauce
- 1 tablespoon thick Soy Sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
To Assemble
- Brioche Bun
- Pate
- Kewpie Mayonnaise
- Jalapeno slices
- Cilantro
- Sriracha
Directions
- To start I’ll work on my pickled Daikon and Carrot.
- I’ll peel a carrot and daikon and cut them into thin slices. Next, I’ll cut them into thin small strips. I’m cutting about 1/2 a cup of each. I’ll put them in a bowl then add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt, then let them sit for 15 minutes. The salt will help extract all the water out of the veggies, leaving it limp and lifeless. This will help with the pickling process.
- While it’s sitting I’m going to work on my pickling juice.
- In another bowl, I’ll add in 1/4 cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 cup distilled vinegar, and 1/2 cup warm water. I’ll mix everything together until the sugar dissolves. Once my carrots and daikons are ready, I’ll give it a good rinse, then add my vinegar mixture to the bowl.
- I’ll let it sit for about 20 minutes while I work on my burger.
- I’ll use 1/2 pound ground beef that has 15% fat. Don’t worry too much about the fat content because the fat is what will make the burger really juicy. 1/2 pound ground pork, 2 tablespoons of finely minced shallots, 2 tablespoon finely minced lemongrass, 2 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon thick soy sauce. You can find this at any asian market and this is the secret ingredient to this burger. It will add this nice, smoky flavor. I’ll also add 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil and 1 teaspoon sugar, to balance out the saltiness.
- I’ll give it a good mix then form the meat into little patties. I’m digging my thumb into the middle so that the meat has room to expand and doesn’t have that thick bulge in the middle.
- So now, i’m ready to cook and head on over to the stove! I have this grilling pan that I love for making sliders. On high heat, I’ll heat the pan until it is super hot. Then I’ll add my burgers, sprinkle a little bit of pepper on top, and cook them for about 4 minutes on each side, until it reaches 160 degrees. Since it has pork in it, I need to make sure that the meat is fully cooked.
- Once it’s done, I’ll let it sit for a few minutes while I work on my fixings.
- On this delicious brioche bun, I’ll add my pate that I got at the local Vietnamese deli. You can find pate near the specialty cheese aisle at the supermarket. Next, I’ll squirt a little bit of Kewpie mayo, then top it with my burger patty. Finally, I’ll add a few slices of jalapenos, the pickled daikon and carrots, and a little bit of cilantro. If you like to add some more spicy kick I highly recommend sriracha! It’s so good.
And there we have it – a Banh Mi Slider.
It’s so delicious and it’s even better with furikake truffle fries.
A printable version of the recipe can also be found HERE
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Original Video can be found at Banh Mi Burgers for the Big Game – Honeysuckle . Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission