Chicken Satay Burger 1.0

Hello from beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, California! Michele and I are here to tour a couple family farms as guests of knowacaliforniafarmer.com. Hopefully, I'll have some photos and more info to share when I return to San Francisco on Sunday evening, but in the meantime I wanted to post this experimental chicken satay burger video.

I've been thinking about how to do a chicken burger using some of the same flavors found in Thai-style chicken satay, and this was my first attempt. I thought it was pretty good, and benefited from some seasoning adjustments, as you'll hear. I think the concept is solid, but I'll continue to try and perfect the execution.

This is one of those videos where I especially hope some are inspired to take the idea and run with it. Then, come back and share your incredible success with the rest of us. This is a fun jumping off point in regards to doing burgers inspired by other classic dishes. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Enjoy!

For the burger (4): 1 pound ground chicken 1 1/2 tbsp coconut milk 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp turmeric 1 tsp sambal chili sauce 1 tbsp bread crumbs 2 tsp soy sauce 3 cloves minced garlic pinch of cayenne For the peanut sauce: Peanut butter thinned with a squeeze of lime, seasoned with more sambal or hot pepper For the slaw: 1/2 cup grated or julienne carrot 1/2 cup grated or julienne cucumber 2 tbsp sliced jalapeño 2 tsp Asian fish sauce 1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar