Sweet Umami Pork Burgers

🥘 Ingredients

• baby lettuce
  2 unit
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• ground pork
  20 oz
• katsu sauce
  1/2 c
• mayonnaise
  4 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cup
• pepper
• potato bun
  4 unit
• salt
  ½ tsp
• scallions
  4 unit
• sliced almonds
  1 oz

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• large pan
• small bowl
• whisk
• large bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Trim and thinly slice scallions on a diagonal, separating whites from greens. Trim and discard root end from baby lettuce ; separate leaves. Reserve two whole leaves (four whole leaves for 4 servings) for assembling burgers in Step 5. Chop remaining leaves into bite-size pieces.

   scallions: 4 unit, baby lettuce: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   In a medium bowl , combine ground pork *, scallion whites, chicken stock concentrate , panko breadcrumbs , salt , and pepper . Form into two patties (four patties for 4), each slightly wider than a burger bun. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. In the last minute of cooking, top patties with half the katsu sauce (you'll use the rest in the next step); cover the pan and cook until sauce is warmed through and patties are coated, 40-60 seconds more.

   ground pork: 20 oz, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup, salt: ½ tsp, pepper, cooking oil: 1 tsp, katsu sauce: 1/2 c
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, halve and toast potato bun until golden brown. In a small bowl , whisk together mayonnaise and remaining katsu sauce with a whisk .

   potato bun: 4 unit, mayonnaise: 4 tbsp
4. 

   4

   In a large bowl , toss chopped lettuce, sesame dressing. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
5. 

   5

   Spread cut sides of buns with katsu mayo. Fill buns with patties and reserved whole lettuce leaves.
6. 

   6

   Divide burgers and salad between plates. Sprinkle salad with sliced almonds and scallion greens. Serve. Ground pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.

   sliced almonds: 1 oz