Asian Chicken Burgers

• 1 -2 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 deseeded red chili peppers (optional) or 1 green chili pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and finely chopped
• 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 -2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• oil (for frying)

1. Heat the oil and fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chili for a 2-3 minutes, add the mushrooms for the last minute.
2. Set aside to cool.
3. Mix the ground chicken with all the other ingredients and the cooled onion mixture, shape into 4 or 6 burgers.
4. Fry them in some oil on a medium fire for several minutes on each side until done and browned.
5. Serve as suggested in the recipe-intro or use your own ideas.

peanut oil, onion, ginger, garlic, red chili peppers, shiitake mushrooms, ground chicken, soy sauce, rice wine, hoisin sauce, sugar, oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/asian-chicken-burgers-111207 (may not work)