Asia Beef Burger

Asia Beef Burger

Ingredients:
* 500 gr minced beef
* 200 gr or 2 large flat brown mushrooms
* 1 tbsp light soy sauce
* 1 tbsp Fish sauce
* 2 small hot chillies, desseded
* 15 gr fresh coriander
* 2 sticks lemon grass, trimmed and roughly chooped
* 3 gloves garlic, peeled
* 1 shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
* A little flour
* 2 tbsps groundnut or olive oil
* 6 Wholemeal buns
* 6 tbsps tomato chutney or relish
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Way to make it:

1. Put the minced beef in a bowl.

2. Wipe the mushrooms, slice them thickly and chop finely in a food prosessor. Tip them into the beef with the soy sauce and the fish sauce.
3. Put the chillies, coriander, chopped lemon grass, garlic and shallots in the food processor and chop as finely as you can. Add them to the beef with half of teaspoon of salt and several grinds of black pepper.

4. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. With floured hands, press them into six flat patties about 7.5 cm in diameter. Set them aside.

5. Warm the groundnut or olive oil in a nonstick frying pan. When the oil is hot, put the patties in the pan and let them cook for a minute or two until the underside is golden, then turn with palette knife. Contineu cooking for a minute, then turn down the heat, cover the pan and cook for 4 minutes. Drain on kitchen paper for a few seconds.

6. While the patties are cooking, split the burns and toast the flat sides. When they are golden, spread lightly with chutney or relish, then sandwich a hot patty between them. Serve immediately.