CHAR SIU PORK BURGERS

Name: CHAR SIU PORK BURGERS
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: FOR THE BURGERS; 1 small courgette, coarsely grated; 500g 5%-fat pork mince; 2 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced; low-calorie cooking spray; 6 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp grated root ginger 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 tsp Chinese 5-spice; 1 tsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp granulated sweetener; FOR THE SLAW; 2 pak choi, washed and sliced; 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated or cut into thin strips (julienne); 2 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp granulated sweetener; 4 wholemeal bread rolls

17 steps

These burgers are inspired by char siu, which is a Cantonese barbecue pork dish and a popular flavour in Chinese cuisine. We’ve used 5% fat pork mince to keep the calories low and have added some extra veggies into the burgers in order to keep them nice and moist. A fresh, Asian-style slaw complements the flavours of the burgers perfectly and means they’re great when served at a summer barbecue!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:55:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories388.2 kcal (19%)

Total Fat10.7 g (15%)

Carbs40.9 g (16%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein35.5 g (71%)

Sodium1319.5 mg (66%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1courgette

small, coarsely grated

500g5% fat pork mince

2spring onions

trimmed and thinly sliced

low-calorie cooking spray

6 Tbspoyster sauce

2 tsproot ginger

grated

2garlic cloves

1 tspchinese 5-spice

1 tsprice vinegar

1 tspgranulated sweetener

2pak choi

washed and sliced

1carrot

medium, peeled and grated or cut into thin strips, julienne

2spring onions

trimmed and thinly sliced

2 Tbsprice vinegar

1 tsplight soy sauce

1 tspgranulated sweetener

4wholemeal bread rolls

Instructions

Step 1

FOR THE CHAR SIU GLAZE

Step 2

Wrap the grated courgette in a clean tea towel and squeeze out the excess liquid. You may be surprised at how much comes out!

Step 3

Place the courgette in a large bowl, along with the pork mince and the sliced spring onion. Mix well, then shape into four burgers, either by hand or with a burger press.

Step 4

Place in the fridge while you make the slaw and the glaze (or you can freeze the burgers to make this dish another day).

Step 5

Mix all the glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.

Step 6

Place the sliced pak choi, carrot and spring onion into a large bowl.

Step 7

Mix together the rice vine gar, light soy sauce and sweetener in a small bowl, pour over the slaw mix and toss lightly.

Step 8

Now, cook your burgers.

Step 9

Place a griddle pan over a medium to high heat and spray with low-calorie cooking spray.