Banh Mi Burgers

• 1/2 cup chopped cucumber, seeded if large
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese rice wine)
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 pounds ground pork
• 2 tablespoons tamari sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon mirin (Japanese rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 6 sesame seed hamburger buns
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint (optional)

1. In a bowl, mix together the cucumber, green onion, carrot, rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of mirin, and sugar until the mixture is well blended. Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight.
2. Place the pork in a mixing bowl, and lightly combine with tamari sauce, sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of mirin, ginger, chili garlic sauce, and fish sauce. Divide the meat into 6 equal parts, and form each part into a patty. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
4. Grill the burgers until the meat is no longer pink inside and the outside is crisp and brown, about 5 minutes per side. To assemble, place a burger on a sesame seed bun, and pile about 1/4 cup of the pickle mixture onto the burger. Sprinkle with a bit of fresh basil and mint, if desired.

cucumber, green onion, carrot, rice vinegar, white sugar, ground pork, tamari sauce, sesame oil, mirin, ginger, garlic sauce, fish sauce, sesame seed hamburger, fresh basil, fresh mint

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/215523/banh-mi-burgers/ (may not work)