Massaman Curry Burger
Massaman curry is a beef, potato, and peanut curry. It’s one of my favorite Thai curries. So why not turn it into a burger? After pontificating during a ritual smoke session, the Lord Cheeba bestowed this recipe upon me to deliver to you.Massaman curry paste is pretty much red curry paste with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and nutmeg. You can make your own curry paste or buy some that is all ready made up. There’s nothing wrong with store bought curry paste. There’s many of good quality. But if you have time, I recommend making it homemade. The curry sauce is the paste simmered with coconut milk, brown sugar, fish sauce, tamarind concentrate, and peanuts. This is all ready in 5 minutes. The burger patties are seasoned with grated onions, fish sauce, and black pepper. You can either pan fry or grill them. It’s currently -30 below in MN right now, so I think I’ll pan fry. Once they are cooked to your liking, dip the patties in the curry sauce. To continue with the massaman fusion theme, I placed the burgers on a toasted potato bun, topped with fried potato slices and caramelized onions. And if you haven’t had enough potatoes, serve the burger with a side of fries.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Massaman Curry Sauce
- 4 tbsp red curry paste
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tbsp tamarind concentrate
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp peanuts chopped
Burger Patty
- 1 lb 85% ground beef
- 3 tbsp onion grated
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp black pepper
Burger Toppings
- 2 potato buns toasted
- 1/4 medium white onion thinly sliced
- 1 small russet potato sliced 1/8” thick
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
Massaman Curry Sauce
- Mix together the red curry paste with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and nutmeg.
- Mix together the curry paste, coconut milk, brown sugar, tamarind concentrate, and fish sauce in a small pot over medium heat.
- Simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Stir in the peanuts. Set aside.
Burger Toppings
- Sauté the onion in 1 tbsp of vegetable oil over medium high heat for 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat up 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in the same pan. Add in the potato slices.
- Fry for 3 minutes a side until crispy. Set aside.
Burger Patty
- Season the ground beef with grated onions, fish sauce, and black pepper. Form into patties.
- Heat up a sauté pan or griddle over medium high heat. Add the patties to the pan.
- Pan fry the burgers for 5 minutes a side.
Burger Assembly
- Toss each of the burger patties in the massaman curry sauce.
- Place the burger on top of a toasted potato bun. Give it another scoop of the curry sauce.
- Top the burger with the fried potato slices and caramelized onions.
