Hawaiian teriyaki burger

Recipe Categories : | Burgers | Hawaiian | Beef |

Serves : 4  Preparation time : 20 minutes  Cooking time : 15 minutes

Ingredients :

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
• ½ tspn ground black pepper
• 3 tspn grated fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
• ½ cup teriyaki marinade
• 1 small onion, finely grated
• 500g lean beef mince
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 4 small thin slices fresh pineapple or canned pineapple rings
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 slender baby eggplant, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 small red capsicum, cut in thin strips
• 1 banana chili, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 large damper

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Combine crushed garlic, sugar, pepper, ginger and half the chopped coriander with teriyaki marinade in a small bowl. Reserve ½ cup of the mixture and set aside. Add onion and mince to the remaining mixture. Mix with hands until well combined. Divide mixture into 4 portions and shape into round patties.
2. Heat peanut oil in a large frying pan. Cook patties 3-4 minutes each side or until they are brown and cooked through. Remove from pan, keep warm. Cook pineapple slices in the same pan or on a grill plate. Brush with reserved marinade mixture while cooking.
3. Heat sesame oil in large frying pan. Add onion, eggplant, capsicum and chili. Cook over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until just softened. Stir in remaining coriander and balsamic vinegar. Remove from heat.
4. Cut damper into quarters and halve the quarters horizontally. Lightly toast and butter damper, if desired. Place the base of each quarter slice of damper on a serving plate. On each base place a meat patty, slice of pineapple and fried vegetables. Finally, top with the remaining quarters of sliced damper.