Chicken Oriental Burgers With Grilled Shitakes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats, Vegetables	Asian	Import, New, Text	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Sesame seeds
2	lb	Ground chicken
2	T	Hoisin sauce
1	T	Chopped cilantro
1	T	Finely chopped scallions
1	t	Ginger juice
1	t	Tamari
1	t	Cornstarch
1/2	t	Garlic powder
1/4	t	Sesame oil
1/4	t	Hot chili oil
1/4	t	Freshly cracked pepper
		Black Bean Mustard Basting
		Sauce
1/2	c	Asian black bean sauce
1/4	c	White zinfandel
2	T	Stone ground mustard
2	t	Tamari
1	t	Prepared horseradish
1	t	Onion powder
1/2	t	Garlic powder
1/4	t	Ground red pepper
2	t	Vegetable oil for brushing
		Grill rack
6		Shitake mushrooms
		Stemmed
1	T	Sesame oil
6		Onion rolls
1	T	Melted butter for brushing
		On rolls

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare a medium hot fire for direct heat cooking. Toast sesame seeds
in dry pan; cool and reserve. Combine seeds with chicken and next 10
ingredients. Shape into 6 patties and reserve. Combine all sauce
ingredients ; reserve. Brush grill rack with vegetable oil and place
over hot coals. Brush mushrooms with sesame oil and grill along with
burgers, basting frequently with sauce. After 5 minutes turn all  items
and place buttered rolls on outer edge of grill. Cook 5  minutes.
Remove burgers, mushrooms and rolls and let rest 3 minutes.  Cut
shitakes into wedges. Brush a bit of sauce on cut side of each  roll
and top with a burger and 4 grilled shitake wedges. Serves 6.  Posted
to EAT-L Digest - 27 May 96  Date:    Tue, 28 May 1996 13:15:37 -0500
From:    Isaacs <isaacs@RMI.NET>  Recipe By     : Sutter Home Build A
Better Burger Recipe Contest  Winner

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 240 Calories From Fat: 80 Total Fat: 9.1g Cholesterol: <1mg Sodium: 1292.2mg Potassium: 317.6mg Carbohydrates: 28.7g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 5.8g Protein: 10.5g