Chef John's Chicken Satay Burger

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons Asian chili pepper sauce , such as sambal oelek
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 0.5 cups finely julienned , matchstick
• 0.5 cups finely julienned , matchstick
• 2 tablespoons finely julienned , matchstick
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1.5 tablespoons coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cumin
• 0.25 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper , or to taste
• salt to taste
• 4 hamburgers buns
• 0.25 cups cilantro leaves

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine peanut butter, 1 teaspoon chili sauce, and lime juice in a small bowl; stir until thoroughly blended.

2. 2

   Combine carrot, cucumber, and jalapeño in a bowl; stir in vinegar and fish sauce. Set aside.

3. 3

   Combine garlic, basil, coconut milk, bread crumbs, soy sauce, remaining 1 teaspoon chili sauce, cumin, and turmeric in a bowl; mix in ground chicken until thoroughly blended (mixture will be very soft).

4. 4

   Fry a small piece of chicken mixture in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until chicken is browned and no longer pink. Taste chicken piece; season chicken mixture with cayenne pepper and salt as needed. Do not eat raw chicken mixture.

5. 5

   Spoon 1/4 chicken mixture into the same skillet, forming a patty shape; cook until bottom browned, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes more. Repeat with remaining chicken mixture to make 3 more patties.

6. 6

   Spread about 1 teaspoon peanut butter spread onto each bun half. Top each bottom bun with 1 chicken patty, 1/4 carrot slaw, and 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves. Place top buns on burgers; serve.