Szechuan Beef Burgers
It’s Burger Friday, Whoo-hooooo! Let’s celebrate with Szechuan Beef Burgers! A savory blend of all you love about Chinese takeout and backyard grilling.
Last week, I declared June as Burger Month here on A Spicy Perspective. That means every Friday this month I will share a sensational hamburger recipe, perfect for your summer get-togethers.
Since this is just about the only place I get to “declare” anything, I’m really excited about it.
I wish you could see my happy dance… it’s pretty spectacular.
We are a diehard Asian food family.
Although we like to experience flavors from all over the world. If you ask us what we want for dinner, these are the answers every time.
I could go on…
In fact, the only person in our family that does not always answer this way is Lt. Dan.
He loves to experiment with food as well, but falls back on steak, pizza, or burgers, God bless him. So this summer I thought it would be fun to combine the Asian flavors we love best with an old-fashioned beef burger.
Then everybody is happy.
Szechuan Beef Burgers are a spicy amalgamation of the Szechuan ingredients you might find in recipes like Crispy Szechuan Beef, Kung Pao Stir Frys, and Dan Dan Noodles.
Ginger, garlic, peanuts, sesame, Chinese vinegar, soy, and a whole lot of spice make these burgers completely irresistible.
Typically the standout ingredient in most Szechuan style recipes are Szechuan peppercorns. As they can be hard to find, I substituted sriracha sauce and fresh jalapeños to produce that spicy heat that makes Szechuan cuisine so appealing.
Each Szechuan Beef Burger is piled with spicy stir fried vegetables and peanuts for a savory crunch. You can skip the bun and serve these burgers between crisp lettuce leaves to make them even more veggie-licious!
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The best of all worlds make for a great burger!
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OKay, this is another AWESOME burger!! I never would of thought of this combo, but mad it sounds so good!! I love szechuan! These are crazy, but in such a good way!
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hese look so so good! My husband will love them..Szechuan Beef is one of his favorites!
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You are SO CREATIVE!! I love all your burger combinations. They look so mouth-watering. When I come visit you in Asheville next year, can we please make some of this? :) hehe
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Sommer — June 14th, 2013 @ 7:31 am
Yeah girl!! You know it!
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All hail Burger month!!! I am a big fan of the idea and of this amazing burger in particular. It looks delicious!!
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Now that is a burger! Nice!
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Mmmm, burger me, please! :)
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That’s so cool that you and your family enjoy Asian meals at home so much, Sommer! I aspire to cook more Asian dishes at home and would love to start with these gorgeous burgers!
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Love a good burger!
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How unique! I love trying new burgers!
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What a great way to enjoy a burger. I adore these flavors!
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This looks totally incredible. I share your love of these flavors!!! Beautiful photos too.
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Great looking burgers!! I wanna try them this weekend :)
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Two of my favorite things ever combined into one! LOVE this!
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This is one of the best looking burgers I’ve ever seen!
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This is the most stunning burger I have ever seen, Sommer!! I am blown away by your photography!! Let’s have a burger bar along with our doughnut bar, okay? :D
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Sommer — June 14th, 2013 @ 11:29 am
Awe, thanks Amanda! Sounds like a good plan…
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Add pad thai and pho and you have our list! Lovely…but really, where is the dance video, huh?
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Sommer — June 14th, 2013 @ 12:20 pm
Haha! I may just make one for you and Brian. ;)
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Oh yes… I think I’d like to see that happy dance. I need video proof that it exists.
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Now that is one spectacular burger!
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these look so, so delicious….
love them!
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Such a great combo!
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Lovin’ the burger month theme! But it has to be Saturday as Friday night is pizza night in our house! Awesome looking burger and can’t wait to try it!
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Seriously the best burger I’ve seen in a long time. You are a ROCK STAR.
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EEE-GATS!! I love this burger! We are huge fans of the Asian cuisine over here too, so I can’t wait to try this! I totally love your “pin button” on your photos too. I recently got something similar on my photos, but I love yours a lot more. Can you share who/where you got those? Thanks!!!
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Sommer — June 14th, 2013 @ 8:45 pm
Hey Shawn! It’s probably the same plugin you have, but you can add your own graphic. I just inserted the pin button icon from my subscription options.
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Another great burger, Sommer! So yummy!
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Wow, looks so amazing!
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oh the flavors on this are calling my name, LOUDLY :)
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Holy cow, Sommer – this is the burger of all burgers! LOVE it!
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Dang…I pinned, stumbled, AND google+ this one. You see a million burger recipes every year and they get lost in a blur of bacon and cheese. But this one seems like something special.
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YESSSSSSSEYSYEYSesyeyseysyeysyysysssssss.
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Okay, now these I have to make! All those yummy toppings. You come up with the best burgers!
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Love all the Asian flavors in your burger Sommer! Wish we could cook together!
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I like this spicy burger instead of the usual burgers we make, going to add this on the list of recipes to try this week – thanks!
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Awesome burger recipe! Now I’m hungry.
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This burger looks absolutely fabulous, Sommer!!
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Burger month? You’re a woman after my own heart!! This looks amazing Sommer!
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WOWZERS!! This looks amazing and so creative Sommer!! My husband would freak over this burger.
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This burger is brilliant! I must have one!
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This burger looks so incredible, my husband will flip when I make this for him!
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Good post. This spicy Szechuan beef burger seems worth the try. Thanks for sharing.
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these were delicious , nice heat to the flavor , will be trying more of your recipes
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Hi – Thanks for the recipe! I had to find a recipe for beef and nuts, for a friendly cooking competition I did with a friend. So, I searched the Internet until I landed on this. I followed your recipe for a practice round before the big day, and my son loved it. But I found that mixing the hoisin and peanut butter into the burger meat made it too sugary and prone to burning. So, I decided to use the peanut sauce just as a topping on the cooked burger. But then I had to do something to the burger meat to give it a Chinese flavor. So, I mixed in Szechuan peppercorns into the raw meat. Wow. What a flavor. The peppercorns gave the burger that amazing Szechuan flavor that you can’t find in any other type of cuisine. That, coupled with peanut sauce and your sautéed peppers was an amazing flavor bomb, totally Szechuan! And, my wife likes pickles on her burger, so I put a coulple of sliced pickled jalapeños on it. While the end result was too much for my 10-year old, the adults loved it! Next time, I will make some each way. Thanks for your creativity!
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