Banh mi chicken burgers with salad- by Chic n Cheap Living

In the Kitchen: Banh mi chicken burgers / Vietnamese style chicken burgers and pickled carrots

March 21, 2013

I’ll admit it, I get a little swell of pride when my husband tells me a dish I make is “SOOO good!” that he could eat it every day.

This, my dears, is one of those beloved dishes.  I was inspired by my savory caramel sauce to put a little sweet, salty bite into dinner.  As I mentioned before, that sauce is really tasty, but salty and pungent so it needs to be balanced with other flavors.  I went back to my love of banh mi and was inspired by meatball banh mi.  These bahn mi are usually filled with a pork and shrimp meatballs and are delightfully tender.  I wanted to make a simpler and healthier version with chicken, but kept the traditional accompaniments of cucumber and pickled carrots.  A modern addition of creamy avocado slices and sriracha mayonnaise top off this sandwich perfectly!

Banh mi chicken burgers sauce- by Chic n Cheap Living

I love the sweet and tangy crunch of pickled carrots and I mainly followed this recipe for pickled carrots.  There is a nice bite with just a little bit of kick from the garlic and it’s a great, healthy snack.

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Banh mi chicken burgers

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 4.5 to 5 teaspoons Vietnamese caramel sauce, plus 4 more teaspoons for basting (a larger amount will be a little saltier)
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup instant oatmeal
  • 1 egg
  • 4 hamburger buns toasted
  • 1 medium tomato, cut into slices
  • 1 avocado, cut into slices
  • 1 cucumber cut into slices
  • 1/2 cup pickled carrots

Sriracha mayonnaise Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha
  • dash of salt

Servings: 4 burgers

Preparation

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Mix first five ingredients and shape into four equal burger patties.

3. Place patties into baking pan and bake for 20 minutes. Turn off oven.

4. Remove burger patties from oven and place 1/4 teaspoon caramel sauce on each bun.  Place back into oven for two minutes with sliced buns for tasting. Meanwhile, mix all ingredients for mayonnaise.

5. Assemble burger on buns with tomatoes, pickled carrots, avocado, and cucumbers.  Smear the bun with the sriracha mayonnaise and enjoy!

pickled carrots by Chic n Cheap Living

Pickled Carrots

Ingredients

  • 1 pound carrots, cut into 2-3-inch by 1/3-inch sticks
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1 cup white or cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons salt

Servings: about 2 cups

Preparation

1. Blanch carrots in a 4-quart nonreactive saucepan of boiling salted water 1 minute, then drain in a colander and transfer to bowl full of cold water to stop cooking.

2. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil in saucepan, then reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Pour pickling liquid over carrots and cool, uncovered.

3. Chill carrots, covered, at least 1 day for flavors to develop.

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  • honeymyheart March 21, 2013 at 01:35

    oh wow, this looks just delicious!i really like how you were inspired by bahn mi to create this dish. can i come over for dinner?

    • Chic 'n Cheap Living March 21, 2013 at 05:00

      Aww, thanks J. If we are ever in the same city, you are definitely welcome for dinner! Maybe I’ll even try making halo halo for dessert.

  • The Dainty Dolls House March 21, 2013 at 06:18

    Those looks gorgeous, so yummy xx

  • Kim March 21, 2013 at 09:37

    I love banh mis, and the pickled carrots really make the dish! I’ll definitely have to try that next time I make them.

    • Chic 'n Cheap Living March 21, 2013 at 12:44

      Kim, oh yes pickled carrots are so great in sandwiches! I just updated the post with a picture of the carrots in a mason jar. They last for a few weeks too so you have time to enjoy them!

  • Rowena @ rolala loves March 21, 2013 at 09:49

    I love the idea of getting that bahn mi taste in a burger! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

    Rowena @ rolala loves

  • Cafe Fashionista March 21, 2013 at 10:24

    These look delicious! 🙂

  • Sam March 21, 2013 at 11:01

    Hi dear, How lucky we are to learn to cook this dish from you! I have never tried this type of flavor combination with the pickled carrots and sauce. It sounds so interesting. Dish looks amazing hun!

  • Krysten March 21, 2013 at 17:13

    Oooh yummy!

  • MOSAMUSE March 21, 2013 at 22:27

    yum yum yum… looks great
    xo
    MOSAMUSE

    http://www.MOSAMUSE.com

  • Heather March 22, 2013 at 00:51

    Avocado slices and sriracha mayonnaise sound like the perfect toppers, and pickled carrots sound delicious, too!

  • MizzJ March 22, 2013 at 01:29

    Woah this sounds amazing!! I would love this post just for the pickled carrots recipe alone 🙂 When you say to use instant oatmeal, do you mean like those Quaker instant packets? I don’t have any of those, but I have rolled oats and I’m wondering if I can use those instead.

    • Chic 'n Cheap Living March 22, 2013 at 02:34

      Mizz J, I use instant oatmeal because it is simply cut into smaller pieces. The rolled oats would work too though I would recommend crushing them a little more!

  • Kim of A Very Sweet Blog March 22, 2013 at 14:54

    These have made me totally hungry! They look so good!

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