Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Leftover magic!


Earlier this week, I tried to make chinese stuffed eggplant with some ground shrimp. I know it's easier to mix it with some not so lean ground pork, and I felt like I should consult some recipes or at least my mom. But I'm more of a trail and error type gal. Naturally, the different components were good, but the stuffing totally failed to stick to the eggplant. I think the next time I attempt it, I'll have to let the shrimp paste rest for a little bit so it can build up some glutton so T says. Anyway... back to tonight's feature... 2 japanese eggplant does not quite equal up to 1lb's worth of shrimp paste. I had a little left over that I was just going to pan sear like mom does with the leftovers and add it to some noodles. HOWEVER, I have all these left over buns from July 4th weekend. Daniel "wanted" burgers, so I bought them...knowing the steak was what we were going to end up eating. I got to thinking I should make use of the buns (I made KIMCHEE burgers the other night with the cheap ground beef I bought SO GOOD!!!!!) so shrimp burgers came to mind. I just took the leftovers and made a patty and threw it on the grill, but 10 seconds after I did that, I thought DUDE it's going to fall apart....need something to keep it together... PANKO. Perfection!! Toasted the bun...a little mayo...a little saracha...lettuce...tomatoes...onions.... panko crusted shrimp burger. Deliciousness!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

KIMCHI burgers? I've never heard of such a thing...but it sure sounds tasty!

Miss Amelia said...

Monica I will totally make you some the next time we hang.