2 pounds ground pork
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
2 green onions
5 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 cup Asian sweet chili sauce
2 tablespoons peanut butter
Put the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse until minced. Add the ginger, green onions, oil, fish sauce, chili sauce, and peanut butter and give them a whirl until they are well-combined.
In a large bowl, combine the pork and the sauce mix. Work everything together with your hands. Form the meat mixture into 6 to 8 1/2 inch thick patties. Stash in the fridge so all of the ingredients can mingle and the burgers stiffen up a little.
Set your grill up for a direct cook over high (450°F) heat. Grill burgers about 5 minutes per side, or until the meat hits 160°F internal. Remove from grill and let rest 5 minutes before serving. Top with a dollop of sesame mayo if desired.
The Verdict: 
“Meh,” that’s the sound Owen, our little gray cat, makes when he is unimpressed with my attempts to entertain him. It’s his way of saying, “Look, nothing personal here. I’m sure it’s a fine stuffed mouse, and you’re doing a heck of a job waving it around, but it’s just not exciting enough for me to get up off my fury butt and bat it around. Sorry.”
That’s how I felt about these burgers. There’s a lot of good stuff in them and tons of flavors to enjoy, but the end result was something less than impressive. Not bad, just not memorable. I might make them again sometime, but it’ll be with a lot more garlic, ginger, and something crunchy like water chestnuts or ground peanuts.
I’m with Owen alot of times on dressed up burgers. I went through a stage where I was trying all kinds of concoctions … Plain ol well seasoned burgers seem to be my favorite. Even though these do sound pretty darn good.
I have never made a pork burger that appealed to me. I read this post with interest because of the flavor profiles but it turned out like most of my pork burger attempts.
So did Owen not even want to know if “I can haz cheezeburger?”
LOLZ – oddly, the only people food that Owen likes is ice cream. Go figure.
I have really been liking this batch of ground pork just lightly seasoned with salt and pepper and fried like a burger. The pan-Asian thing was just too much.