Chicken Burgers, Thai Style

By chelyc13

From Gwyneth Paltrow's "It's All Good"

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken (preferably dark meat)
• 2 garlic cloves, very finely minced
• 2/3 cup cilantro, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, very finely minced
• 1 teaspoon very finely minced red chili
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1/2 t easpoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons neutral oil (like canola, grapeseed, or safflower)

Preparation

Step 1

Thoroughly mix the chicken with the garlic, cilantro, shallots, red chili, fish sauce, salt, and pepper. Form the mixture into 4 burgers, each about 3/4 inch thick.

heat a grill or grill pan over medium heat. rub each burger on both sides with a bit of the safflower oil and grill for about 8 minutes on the first side and another 5 minutes on the second, or until nicely marked and firm to the touch.