Shrimp Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 large clove garlic, peeled
- 1 dried or fresh chili, stemmed, seeded and deveined, or more to taste
- 1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 lb. peeled shrimp, deveined if you like
- 1/4 C. roughly chopped shallots, scallions or red onion
- 1/4 C. roughly chopped red or yellow bell pepper, optional
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 C. cilantro leaves, or to taste
- Neutral oil, like corn or canola, as needed
- Toasted buns, optional
- Lime wedges or ketchup for serving
Directions
Start a charcoal or gas grill; fire should be moderately hot and rack about 4 inches from heat source. Combine garlic, chili, ginger and 1/3 of the shrimp in a food processor and purée, stopping machine to scrape down sides of container as necessary. Add remaining shrimp along with shallots, bell pepper, salt, pepper and cilantro, and pulse as many times as necessary to chop shrimp, but not too finely. Shape mixture into 4 patties.
Brush grill or patties lightly with oil and place them on grill. Cook undisturbed until a dark crust appears on bottom and they release fairly easily with a spatula, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook an additional 3-4 minutes on the other side. Serve on buns or not, as you like, with ketchup or lime juice as a condiment.
