Black Thai Burgers With Gingered Shiitakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Burgers
1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons finely chopped of fresh mint
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons minced jalapeno peppers, with seeds
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Mushrooms
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Other Ingredients
peanut oil
4 hamburger buns

Preparation

Make the burgers: in a big bowl, gently mix all the burger ingredients together; shape the meat into 4 patties of equal size and thickness (about 3/4 inch thick).
Make the mushrooms: in a medium saute pan over med-high heat; melt the butter with the peanut oil; add in the ginger.
Add in the mushrooms and cook/stir 4-6 minutes, until tender; season with salt and pepper; set aside and keep warm.
Brush both sides of the patties with oil and grill over direct medium heat until internal temperature is 160\u00b0 for medium, 8-10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time.
During the last 30 seconds , grill the buns over direct medium heat until lightly toasted.
Serve burgers hot on toasted buns, topped with mushrooms.