Union Square Inspired Asian Tuna Burgers
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
If necessity is the mother of invention, then Union Square Cafe's tuna burgers are one of our menu's most successful children. To complement the sweet-hot tuna burger flavours, choose a fruity white wine. It's also great with an ice cold glass of beer!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce shopping list
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger shopping list
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic shopping list
- 1 tablespoon honey shopping list
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard shopping list
- ½ teaspoon champagne or rice wine vinegar shopping list
- 1 ½ pounds yellow-fin tuna (don’t spring for beauty here, end cuts are perfect!) shopping list
- 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic shopping list
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard shopping list
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper shopping list
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt shopping list
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 4 whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted (or warmed pitas, yum!) shopping list
- ¼ cup pickled sushi ginger, divided in 4 shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat broiler, and lightly spray a baking sheet with PAM.
- Combine all the teriyaki sauce through vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer 8-9 minutes.
- Strain and reserve. (Can be prepared up to two days ahead and stored, covered, in the refrigerator.
- Grind or finely dice the tuna to the texture of hamburger meat. (Do not
- use a food processor, which will shred the tuna rather than chop it).
- Combine tuna with garlic, mustard, cayenne, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
- Divide the tuna into four equal amounts.
- Using your hands, roll each part into a smooth ball and flatten slightly.
- Broil until browned and medium rare, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Spread each with a tablespoon of warm glaze.
- Garnish the burgers with 1 tbsp of pickled ginger.
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