Lemony Chicken Burgers

Sometimes you just don’t feel like putting a lot of effort in your food. On those days an easy, healthy dish with only a few (pantry) ingredients is nice to have. 

For this chicken burger you only need chicken (minced, if available, otherwise you put it in the foodprocessor or slice it as finely as you can), rice wine, sesame oil, spring onion, soy sauce, lemon juice a bun, some sauces and lettuce and / or tomato. It’s as easy as that! You can make them on the griddle pan or on the barbecue, if the weather permits. You griddle pan will become a mess, I must warn you, but these burgers are definitely worth it. 

Lemony Chicken Burgers
Ching He Huang in China Modern

Ingredients
3 small chicken breasts
2 large spring onions, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp rice wine
1 tsp cornflour
1 tsp brown sugar
1 dash of soy sauce
1 dash of sesame oil
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 white buns, for hamburgers, topped with sesame seeds
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp ketchup, chilli-tomato
1 baby gem lettuce, shredded
1 tomato, sliced

Method
1. Finely dice the chicken for the burgers and combine with the spring onions, lemon juice, rice wine, cornflour, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil and seasoning. Shape the mixture into two large patties and put them in the refrigerator - if you have time - for an hour or more so they can firm up a bit.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a griddle pan over a medium heat. Fry the chicken patties for about 3-5 minutes on each side - they should be light brown and tender. Remove from the pan and keep warm. 
3. Spread the buns with some mayo and chilli ketchup, put some lettuce leaves on the bun and place your burger on top of the lettuce. Add some slices of tomato if you like.

 

We also mixed in some chopped coriander leaves, this time, which adds a lovely extra ‘herby’ depth. I also often use my lemon black pepper, which adds some extra zing on top of the lemon juice.I topped my burger with a tiny bit of Sriracha sauce.

A satisfying, easy and healthy burger! I am sure you will find yourself making these often - they are also great for picnik or lunch sandwiches or just for a snack.