Thai Chili & Ginger Tuna Burger w/ Cucmber Salad

Nothing beats a Tuna Burger with Asian Cucumber Salad!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/thai-chili-and-ginger-tuna-burger • Posted by Chris S.

I look for inspiration everywhere and strive to cook different and unique recipes as often as I can. For instance, my Facebook feed has more food stories than anything else (sorry friends). Last week a post came across from Food & Wine with a slideshow of several different seafood burgers. They all looked great and for me it was hard to decide which to try first. I chose this Tuna Burger Recipe and modified it for the Big Green Egg. This is a bit tricky to make and takes patience but is well worth the time and effort! Now sit back, grab a glass of your favorite Sauvignon Blanc, and enjoy this recipe for Big Green Egg Thai Chili Ginger Tuna Burgers

You will need

Asian Cucumber Salad
2 Cucumbers sliced 1 medium Red Onion sliced 3 tbsp Rice Vinegar 1 tbsp Sugar
Tuna Burgers
Ginger 2 tsp grated Ginger Garlic Clove 1 Serrano Chili Pepper seeded & chopped 2 tbsp Fish Sauce 2 tbsp chopped Cilantro 2 tbsp chopped Basil 1 tsp Sugar 1 lbs sushi quality Tuna 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp Sesame Oil Peanuts for garnish Sriracha Mayo for garnish Tuna

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I look for inspiration everywhere and strive to cook different and unique recipes as often as I can. For instance, my Facebook feed has more food stories than anything else (sorry friends). Last week a post came across from Food & Wine with a slideshow of several different seafood burgers. They all looked great and for me it was hard to decide which to try first. I chose this Tuna Burger Recipe and modified it for the Big Green Egg. This is a bit tricky to make and takes patience but is well worth the time and effort! Now sit back, grab a glass of your favorite Sauvignon Blanc, and enjoy this recipe for Big Green Egg Thai Chili Ginger Tuna Burgers

Instructions

1. Asian Cucumber Salad: Toss cucumbers, red onion, rice vinegar, and sugar in a bowl and set aside while you make the burgers.

2. Tuna Burgers: Using a mortar and pestle mash the ginger, garlic, and chilis to form a paste. Add the fish sauce, basil, cilantro, and sugar then mix well.

3. Chop the tuna in to small pieces. Mix the tuna with the mixture chili paste. Form 4 patties and put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set.

4. Preheat your BGE to 400°. Rub the sesame and vegetable oil on both sides of the patties. Using a raised grid place the patties in the preheated BGE. Cook for 3 minutes per side for medium rare.

5. Dress the burger with the drained Cucumber Salad and chopped peanuts for garnish. Sriracha Mayonnaise is also good for the spread.