Chef John's Teriyaki Burgers

Instead of using a sauce on the outside, I'm putting key teriyaki flavorings into the ground meat for these teriyaki burgers. Ideally these burgers should be cooked on a medium-hot charcoal grill, weather permitting.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 329 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sake
• 4 leaves lettuce
• 4 slices tomato
• 1 pound ground beef (85% lean)
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1 teaspoon sriracha hot pepper sauce
• 4 slider-size burger buns

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Break up ground beef with the tip of a fork in a bowl. Drizzle in the soy sauce, sake, mirin, Worcestershire sauce, and sriracha sauce; crumble in brown sugar. Use tines of a fork to evenly distribute ingredients. Finish mixing with your hands (ideally your hands should be very cold for this). Shape into 4 equal-sized patties.

Step 3

Grill until browned and cooked through turning once, 3 or 4 minutes per side. When burgers develop a slight dome shape and juices begin to come through the top surface, they are done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Step 4

Serve burgers on slider buns with lettuce and tomato slices.