Juicy burgers with crab meat in chili sauce, with ginger aroma. The combination of seafood, fresh vegetables and creamy mayonnaise makes for a delicious protein-rich meal, ideal for a quick break during a shift or to bring for a shift.
Tags: for energy, bring to work, for school, for a snack, for lunch, high protein, for the brain, for the heart, for the skin, for the hair, fit recipe, quick and easy, shift meal, for firefighters, for police officers, seafood.
Preparation time for the crab filling: 30 minutes.
Time to prepare burgers: 15 minutes.
Total preparation time: 45 minutes.
Ingredients (for 2 burgers):
For the crab filling: 200 g of cleaned crab meat (or a good substitute for crab meat such as surimi), 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped), 10 g of fresh ginger root (about 2 cm, finely grated), 2 tablespoons of tomato puree, 1 tablespoon of sweet chili sauce, 1 teaspoon of soy sauce or substitute for soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 100 ml of water or fish broth, 1 tablespoon of corn starch (stirred in a little water), a pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (5 ml);
For burgers: 2 burger buns, 1 tablespoon of butter, a few lettuce leaves, a few cucumber rings, 1-2 tablespoons of mayonnaise or lime mayonnaise (recipe follows).
Preparation:
1. In a frying pan, heat the olive oil at a medium temperature (4 out of 6) and briefly fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
2. Add tomato puree, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce or soy sauce substitute, sugar and water or broth, then stir.
