Easy Thai Burgers with Peanut Sauce
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
40 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
6 Servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Thai
Easy Thai Burgers with Peanut Sauce
Description
The burgers blend ground meat—such as beef, pork, or turkey—with fresh ginger, green onions, chili garlic sauce, salt, and pepper, either processed or finely chopped by hand. The patties are grilled until cooked through and slightly charred.
The peanut sauce is a smooth mixture of creamy peanut butter, lime juice, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, honey, chili garlic sauce, ginger, and garlic, providing a sweet, tangy, and mildly spicy profile that complements the savory burgers.
The accompanying slaw includes grated carrot, shredded purple cabbage, green onion, and a dressing made with lime juice, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper, adding crisp freshness and acidity to the dish. Together, the elements create a layered texture with spicy, savory, creamy, and tangy flavors.
These burgers can be adapted with different ground meats, and the spice levels adjusted by varying chili garlic sauce amounts. The peanut sauce and slaw can be prepared ahead of time to simplify assembly when serving.
Ingredients
Burgers:
- 2 pounds ground meat see note; can use a combination of ground beef, ground pork or ground turkey
- 2 tablespoons ginger or ginger paste, finely minced, fresh
- 3 green onions white and green parts finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons Chili garlic sauce use more for added spiciness
- ½ teaspoon salt I use coarse, kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper I use coarsely ground pepper
- 5-6 burger buns split and toasted (optional)
Peanut Sauce:
- ½ cup peanut butter creamy
- 5 tablespoons lime juice fresh
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce low-sodium
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil toasted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Chili garlic sauce use more for added spiciness
- 2 teaspoons ginger or ginger paste, finely minced, fresh
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced (about a teaspoon)
Tangy Slaw:
- 1 cup carrot about 85-113 grams, grated
- 1 cup purple cabbage about 85-113 grams, shredded
- 1 green onion white and green parts finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice or rice vinegar, fresh
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat a grill to medium-high heat (can probably use an oven broiler or skillet to pan fry the burgers).
- For the burgers, add the ground meat, ginger, green onions, chili garlic sauce, salt and pepper to a food processor and pulse until combined. Alternate method: use an electric stand or handheld mixer OR make sure the green onions and ginger are very finely chopped and combine very well with your hands. Shape the meat mixture into 5-6 patties about 1/2-inch thick and slightly larger in diameter than the buns you are using (they'll shrink a bit while cooking).
- For the peanut sauce, whisk or blend all the ingredients together. The sauce can be made several days in advance and refrigerated.
- For the slaw, in a medium bowl, toss together the carrots, cabbage and green onion. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice (or vinegar), oil, sugar and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss the vegetables with the dressing and set aside until serving. The slaw can be made several hours (or up to a day) in advance.
- Grill/cook the burgers until desired doneness (if using ground pork or ground turkey, cook until well done). Assemble the burgers on buns topped with peanut sauce and slaw.
Notes
- The burgers work well with 100% beef, mixed beef and pork, or 100% turkey; quality meat affects texture and flavor significantly.
- Adjust chili garlic sauce in the burgers and peanut sauce to control spiciness; removing it entirely is not recommended as it adds key flavor.
- The peanut sauce and slaw can be made ahead and refrigerated for convenience.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Serving | |
| Calories | 711kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 47g | 72% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1014mg | 42% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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