Love this! is there a big difference in taste between Thai fish sauce and Vietnamese fish sauce? Have a great time. Let’s face it, it stinks like something most of us are not used to. It’s not by chance so many people call an Umami Burger the best burger … brushing them on each side while they are grilling, injecting the liquid inside them while they re grilling, or……? I know that any one growing up with these flavors (Diane) inherently understand their virtues, but if you need any back-up, Todd, I’m here for you! It’s hard to describe – All I know is I LIKE IT! I tried your recipe last night with a slight modification: 1 Tbsp. Fish sauce truly is a magic sauce. Mission accomplished. My husband and I are doing this tonight! This recipe isn’t really traditional American, but you can kind of see how we would use it when roasting vegetables. For the folks that commented on using fish sauce in Italian dishes (spaghetti with meat sauce), I would suggest using anchovies to deepen the umami flavor. Thanks for passing this along! Thanks! – WORC. We can’t get enough of Aperol Spritz th, Refreshing Kiwi margaritas to get through this cra, Three styles across the Noguchi river. It marinates in the fridge and we add it to practically everything. 🙂 Please do post the recipe for fish sauce…I’m dying to try it. Hello, this is the first tip I took from your wonderful website. thanks! I grew up with fish sauce in my hamburgers too! David. Just to be clear, when you say brush a very light layer of fish sauce” do you mean just fish sauce or the recipe you have have here which has other ingredients as well? I made these last weekend. It’s really fascinating to see how people intensify the umami flavor with different ingredients. Required fields are marked *. Joyce- there’s really no official “umami burger recipe”. I tried this today for lunch and it worked a treat — great tip, and it totally makes sense. I just got a bottle of fish sauce from a friend, he says this is by far the best he has come across. Great recipe! Your email address will not be published. My parents figured out that it was much more economical to make burgers at home and did exactly that by created their own recipe for the patties. Spicy, flavor-packed, Korean-inspired burgers are what every summer cookout needs: Kimchi adds the perfect amount of funk to your classic burger. I looked up online the umami burger recipe. I found your website recently thru Vietkitchen. I’m so happy. -WORC, you know what? Have a great bbq! 2. I just cooked these for everyone (7 people) in our small office today at lunch. The glutamines that remain are what causes the “savory” flavor. You are on the money with banh xeo! Wow. Thanks for the inspiration. Enjoy! I am in process of opening a burger place quite differentiated from your average fast foods or Thanks for spreading the love for fish sauce. I really like fish sauce, it’s what makes fried rice taste right and apparently burgers too. salt. what if ur allergic to fish. Hi Joyce- Yes, well at least that’s how we understand it to be. One fine meal while dining on a grilled shrimp ball, I dipped it into the Vietnamese classic Nuoc Cham (Viet Fish Sauce Dip) and I suddenly saw the umami. There is a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles called Umami Burger. Following our refrigerator’s melt down I was forced to throw away everything in my refrigerator–including my 2 bottles of fish sauce. For the best meat, especially lean meat, find a good grass fed beef source. Chill until ready to use. T & D. These look awesome. The flavor difference isn’t huge, so for us we’ll do whichever is best for our logistical workflow. That would be cool. I posted my slightly tweaked version of your recipe on my blog, hope you don’t mind. Excellent combination. 🙂, Pioneer Woman posted this burger today! I’d love to hear how everyone enjoys them! Love it! I might have to introduce a new burger to our cookouts. Divine with a pile of sauteed mushrooms and onions on top. of Maggi seasoning sauce. Assemble your burger with your favorite condiments and treat yourself to the cheeseburger version! For Anglos, the most common source of fish sauce is real Worcestershire sauce (read the label). Mmmm! Creamy, garlicky and packed with umami flavor. I just read this post and this sounds awesome. For more great Platings and Pairings recipes, be sure to follow me on Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. i found your site by googling umami burger, and tried your recipe last night. thank you, Hell yeah!!! Definitely fantastic and makes all the difference in the world! I would start with a little less, maybe 1 tablespoon per 2 lbs of beef. I read this awhile ago and thought “hmm…interesting”. Some tools, grills, and smokers make BBQ and grilling all the more enjoyable. You can combine the fish sauce, sugar, the fresh garlic, and whole peppercorns into a blender and blend them as a sauce to brush onto your burger patties. So glad you loved the burgers with the fish sauce! With their batch of beef, my parents’ splashed fish sauce as the one and only marinade into the burger recipe. I tried “fish sauce” in spaghetti meat sauce once and boy it sure tasted weird. I’ve yet to make these burgers but I know the fish sauce will be the killer ingrediant – I’ve started adding it to gound beef when browning for chilli, bolognese etc etc. My better half was impressed. Then brush a very light layer of fish sauce on it and allow it to marinade for about 20 minutes. What kind of beer did you pair with the burger? I just made bluecheese burgers with caramelized onions the other night. P.S. Add the marinade to the ground beef and combine until all the ingredients are mixed together well. oh yum! Divide into 4 portions and form ½ inch thick patties. Everything old is new again! I think mistakenly, umami just means depth of flavors and it is not a name of type of burger. For those who aren’t crazy about fish sauce, how about substituting mushroom soy sauce? Thanks! Scott – oooh, turkey burgers marinated in fish sauce, sounds like a winner! I grew up only cooking a few dishes. i’m a big fan of roasted brussel sprouts so i’ll have to give that one a try too! i’m happy that i stumbled across your blog and look forward to monitoring it going forward. Fish sauce is magic. Hawaiian rolls are our favorite way to make these into sliders. It’s amazing how much beefier that grass-fed beef tasted with a healthy splash of fish sauce in the mix. It’s perfect for crab cakes too. Awesome – cant wait to try it. ©2020 White On Rice Couple. My parents figured out that it was much more economical to make burgers at home and did exactly that by created their own recipe for the patties. Thanks again for educated us! If we are short on time we’ll usually buy the 85%. Today after reading this post I tried putting fish sauce in my spaghetti meat sauce. MUST GO BUY FISH SAUCE TONIGHT! And it worked to perfection. Heating of fish sauce causes some of the more volatile amines (the source of the “fishiness” to vent. With the leaner stuff it might not be as juicy, but it will still benefit just as much from the fish sauce. More of everything you want: crave-able flavors, customizable options, and must-have favorites. For the longest time, we’ve been making the best darn umami hamburger recipe on the face of this earth (insert personal bias.) Great flavor! I added fish sauce to the burgers I made last weekend on a whim (instead of my usual Worcestershire), and they were by far the best burgers I have ever made! How do I know what is good? If you have the time to marinate longer (sometimes we’ll even make the patties the night before) it does give it a slightly deeper flavor and juiciness, but we often will quickly throw it together just before lighting up the charcoal and it is still really good. Provides a similar umami experience. this looks lovely. :o). Peach Elderberry Jam: I’m actually thinking of all the savory uses for this jam, and I think it would go really well with meat. That’s awesome. Fish sauce? It will help minimize the sticking. Of course, being Vietnamese, they marinated the beef in the only way they knew how—splash fish sauce to it. Place in a 350°F oven and cook for 2 hours until the … If you loved this Green Chile Cheeseburger recipe I would appreciate it so much if you would give this recipe a star review! WOW! t & d. We made these for dinner and they were choice! Of course, I’m not going to tell them and I am hoping they call this Magic Meat too! And you can always get fish sauce on Amazon. It was my brother-in-law, a classic mid-west guy, who dubbed the fish sauce laden ground beef as the “Magic Meat.”  It was that damn tasty. Um, hell no.”  But wait, my dear skeptics, and listen to my confessional. Sounds great, and I plan to try it. Thanks! can you use fish sauce in any beef dish? I’m definitely going to try this burger, thanks so much for all the wonderful recipes. Now I know, use it for Umami! thanks. Yahoo answers posted a question on making a perfect burger, I included your recipe and a link! It adds a certain depth to my dishes that plain cooking salt can’t equal. Another favorite is the Three Crab brand. Nobody doesn’t like “tasty”. Thank you! i won’t question it for even a second. – Charlie, http://www.lemonbutterlove.com. Salty but not as fermented as fish sauce. Hi Kelly, THIS is my kind of burger. Love your magical burger. I can’t wait to try the burger recipe. My husband really loved it too, I only revealed afterwards that had fish sauce and he was amazed. Never done it but doh! I was thinking I’d just have a beer, but when I saw your wine suggestion – well, it must have been kismet, but my online wine club shipment arrived today and there was a DARLING rosé in the box. You can always splash a bit of fish sauce on top of the burgers after you cook them as well. Saltiness, cleanliness in taste, “fishy-ness” . I eventually told him what I’d added and now this is the way I’ll prepare burgers all the time. We are so diverse….. May not sound impressive, but I tend to make even our favorite recipes only once every few years because I love trying out new ones. Charred chiles, garlic aioli & soy sauce bring these grilled burgers to the next level with umami flavor! Next time, I’m definitely trying this marinade! The mushrooms and garlic and herbs and plenty of coconut aminos give the meat and aioli … It frustrates me when readers will say such things as “you had me, until fish sauce” — have they even tried it? Umami Black Garlic, Miso and Citrus Marinade. Generously spread buns with aioli and build burgers with patties, roasted tomatoes, and mozzarella. We are usually grind the cuts we want in a grinder at home, but it is rarely lean. perfect for this upcoming holiday weekend for sure. This keeps the burgers extra moist and gives them a great savory flavor. My grocery store only sells fish sauce in these giant bottles, and I own one because you just can’t make good ginger chicken without it, but I’m always excited to find other uses for it- otherwise I’ll be using it for the next 10 years! A similar idea and one which might appeal: When making steaks, coat them in a paste mixture of ground anchovies, garlic, thyme, rosemary and olive oil and fry to your liking. grilled the burgers and served them on pretzel rolls, they were by far the best burgers i have ever made. Top the burgers with a slice of cheese during the last minute of grill time – mmm, melty goodness! This is an insanely smart idea and I will never make burgers without fish sauce! Our umami hamburger is way more simple, clean, un-fussy, un-pretntious and way more delicious because the ultimate umami comes from the fish sauce that we’ve been using for decades. This umami chickpea burger is everything. YUM! I wonder if it would be just as good with such a lean mix. The secret to Worcestershire sauce has always been fish sauce, thanks to a long-ago oriental traveler. I’m making these. Char the chiles, turning as needed, until blackened on all sides, about 10 minutes. This is definitely not an endorsement for anyones burger other than this one that Mom and Dad have been making for decades. I’ve probably made them 5 times in the past year. But aioli is fun to say. I’ll definitely be trying this! Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a54dc57fdf23876e924ddb00a6b77de6" );document.getElementById("h0e275cfd2").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. A weekend BBQ star for sure! I know Europeans use a lot more fish products than Euro-American cuisine, but I have not personally been to Europe to have a first hand sampling of the real thing. We only ask for your name and e-mail so we can verify you are human and if requested notify you of a reply. (But, hey. what a great post. Thank you so much Just in time for Memorial Day – thank you, kids! I can just imagine how a little bit of fish sauce could really intensify/deepen/transform the taste of a simple burger. Diana, Sometimes I think people who love it tend to be a bit heavy handed for those who aren’t big fans. definitely use fresh lemon. salt in a large bowl and combine. Ever since I’ve never hesitated in grabbing for the bottle of fish sauce. What a fantastic secret ingredient! The best burgers I’ve ever made. I’ll bump it up higher on the list for you! Finely chop the chiles. We usually do use fish sauce in stews and chilies. Perfect for a hot summer night. Add burgers and top with chile mixture. Let cool for about 10 minutes. Thanks for the tip. Just like the burgers, the depth from the ground anchovies is fantastic, but with no “fishy” taste. But I have been using anchovy paste as a stealth ingredient in all sorts of other dishes, so now I know I’m on the right track. Just to report back that I made these tonight and my husband was like “oh man! When you say crushed garlic, this to me means just smushed cloves, which doesn’t seem right. I made grilled (beef) meatballs last week using the Viet flavor combinations… and they were superb! I make these exclusively all the time now. I was looking for something to boost the turkey flavor and had decided a umami punch was the answer. 😉 I am definitely adding it to my next batch of burgers, though. Thanks for the great idea! Can I pour you a glass of wine? This mushroom burger is serious umami town. However, I did a bit of recipe … Cook on a skillet or grill. Generously spread They also showed http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/umami-burgers-with-port-and-stilton with different combinations of ingredients. I’m really looking forward to trying this. Do you have a fish sauce brand you recommend? This recipe inspired me to make hamburgers for the first time. Your email address will not be published. I’ll have to try it out! I’ve been using fish sauce on my grilled chicken for years but I’ve never thought to put in a hamburger! He is white North Dakota raised boy who is a Theravada Budihist, and I a Latina raised in Kansas City!!! When it runs low, we just add more of the ingredients. The umami burgers are topped with Anaheim and poblano peppers which have been charred, skinned, and seasoned with a bit of salt. Love it on leftover rice for lunch. Everything was good before, but after the addition of the the fish sauce everything was incredible. Really, really good. A healthy tasty burger at a reasonable price! If we were roasting asparagus, we’d just use a little fish sauce, grapeseed oil, fresh thyme, and cracked pepper. I love fish sauce and try to find interesting ways to incorporate it into my meals! -diane. I cook with a lot of venison because that is what we always have in our freezer (yeah Grumpy the hunter) but I personally am not crazy about the taste and like to try to find ways to kill the “wildness” that I don’t like about it. 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