Name: Teriyaki Shrimp Burger Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: For Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce:; ½ tsp cornstarch; ¼ cup cold water; ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce; ½ cup pineapple juice; 3 tbsp brown sugar; ½ tsp fresh grated ginger; 1 small garlic clove; For Shrimp Burgers:; 2 lbs shrimp; 2 garlic cloves; ½ cup Scallions; 1 tsp fresh grated ginger; 1 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce; ¼ cup panko; 1 tsp sriracha sauce; For Topping:; 8 slices fresh pineapple; 8 whole wheat 100 calorie buns; 8 lettuce leaves

How To Make Teriyaki Shrimp Burgers

Recreate a Hawaiian flavor in this teriyaki shrimp burger topped with a chunk of pineapple. Take a bite to a sweet, charred taste and juicy patty.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Refrigerate Time: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce:

½tspcornstarch
¼cupcold water
¼cuplow sodium soy sauce
½cuppineapple juice
3tbspbrown sugar
½tspfresh grated ginger,very fine
1smallgarlic clove,minced

For Shrimp Burgers:

2lbsshrimp,peeled and deveined, weight after peeled
2garlic cloves,minced
½cupscallions,chopped
1tspfresh grated ginger
1tbspreduced sodium soy sauce
¼cuppanko
1tspsriracha sauce

For Topping:

8slicesfresh pineapple,cored
8whole wheat 100 calorie buns
8lettuce leaves

Instructions

Combine the cornstarch in cold water and dissolve. Set aside.
Mix soy sauce, pineapple juice, brown sugar, grated ginger and garlic in small saucepan over medium-low heat; bring to a boil and simmer until sauce reduces, about 15 to 18 minutes.
Add cornstarch water mixture and simmer until thick, about 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Dry shrimp well with a paper towel then place the shrimp in the food processor along with garlic then pulse a few times until almost pasty.
Combine the shrimp in a large bowl with remaining ingredients and mix well to combine.
Form shrimp into 8 patties.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour or as long as overnight.
Heat the grill over medium-high heat and brush the grates with oil.
Add the shrimp burgers to the heated grill and cook 6 minutes on each side.
While the shrimp burgers are cooking, grill the pineapple slices for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
To serve, place a piece of lettuce on the bottom of each burger bun.
Top with the cooked burger and 1-½ tablespoon of teriyaki sauce, then top with grilled pineapple.