50K Chicken Burger with Rainbow Sesame Slaw & Sriracha Lime Mayo
I made an oldie but a goodie this week on Meal Time Monday, the chicken burger that won me $50,000 and started my run sharing recipes on the news! It’s a great summer burger with tons of flavor and a fresh, crisp slaw. I still love making this and watching people taste it for the first time!
50k Chicken Burger with Rainbow Sesame Slaw
Winner of the 2009 National Chicken Contest
Ingredients
Burger
- 2 pounds ground chicken
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp lemongrass, minced
- 1/3 cup sliced scallions
- 4 tbsp butter, softened
- 8 hamburger buns with sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
Rainbow Sesame Slaw
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1 orange bell pepper, julienned
- 1 yellow bell pepper, julienned
- 2 cups snap peas, strings removed, and julienned
- 1 jicama, baseball-sized, peeled and julienned
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Sriracha Lime Mayo
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 2 tbsp Sriracha hot sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together ground chicken, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, lemongrass, and scallions. Divide the mixture into eight portions, pat into patties, and set aside. Place the grill pan over medium heat. Spread softened butter on hamburger buns and place them on a grill pan until light brown. Wipe the grill pan with a paper towel and brush it with vegetable oil. Place chicken patties on a grill pan and cook over medium-high heat, turning once, until the internal temperature reaches 165° F, about 7 minutes per side. During the last few minutes of cooking, baste each burger with hoisin sauce.
- For Rainbow Sesame Slaw, in a medium bowl, combine all the vegetables. In a small bowl, stir together the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Pour this over the veggies and toss to combine.
- For Sriracha Lime Mayo, stir all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- To assemble burgers, spread Sriracha Lime Mayo on each bottom and top bun. Place the chicken on the bun bottoms, add a heap of the Rainbow Sesame Slaw, and finish with the bun tops.
