Apple Chilli Sauce Pork Burger

Ingredients

• 300 g lean minced pork
• 2 small green apples; cored and grated
• 75 g fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
• 25 g fresh ginger; peeled and finely chopped
• 8 lettuce leaves; halved
• 4 soft white bread rolls; split
• 4 spring onions; very finely chopped
• ½ Japanese cucumber; thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove; crushed
• 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• pinch of cayenne pepper

Methods

1. Add minced pork, apples, breadcrumbs, spring onions, garlic, ginger, thyme and cayenne pepper in a large bowl
2. Mix and squeeze together
3. Shape the mixture into four balls, then press into flat patties about 10 cm in diameter and 1.5 cm thick
4. Preheat the grill to medium and set the shelf on the lowest position
5. Place the patties on a sheet of foil on the grill tray or on preheated barbecue plate
6. Grill for about 15 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through
7. Divide the lettuce leaves and cucumber slices among the bun bases
8. Place the patties on top, then spread with chilli sauce
9. Cover with the bun tops and serve immediately

Tips

• The pork patties can be shaped up to a day in advance and chilled until required
• Remove from the refrigerator 10 minutes before you want to cook them
• Raw patties can also be frozen

Sweet Chilli Sauce Ingredients

• 1 red chilli; thinly sliced and diced
• 2 teaspoons arrowroot
• ? cup (about 80 ml) lime juice
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce

Preparing Sweet Chilli Sauce

1. Put chilli in a small saucepan
2. Stir slowly lime juice, rice vinegar, brown sugar and fish sauce to blend
3. Put the saucepan over a high heat and bring to the boil
4. Stirring until thickened
5. Remove from the heat and leave to cool