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Burger primed with wasabi-mayo slaw | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Wednesday, July 26, 2006

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 Burger primed with wasabi-mayo slaw

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Associated Press

Grilled Asian chopped steak on a bed of lettuce served with a topping of wasabi-mayo slaw can be prepared in under 30 minutes.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association via AP

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This chopped steak to cook on the grill is a rather grown-up burger. But all the family can enjoy it, given its combination of familiar food formats with lively variations.

Happily, these are easy-to-make differences with a total cooking time of under half an hour. One is the wasabi-mayo slaw that dresses up the burger with a dash of the bright flavor that's so popular now. The other is that, in keeping with the burger's Asian flavor profile, it is served in a lettuce leaf instead of a bun. That keeps the calorie count down, too, especially since you use lean beef.

ASIAN CHOPPED STEAK

  • 1 pound ground beef (95 percent lean)

  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic

  • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce (for basting)

  • 4 large romaine or Boston lettuce leaves

    Combine ground beef, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and garlic in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Gently shape into four 1/2-inch-thick oval patties. Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 11 to 13 minutes to medium (160 degrees) doneness, until no longer pink in center and juices show no pink color, turning occasionally and basting with 3 tablespoons soy sauce.

    Place burgers in lettuce leaves; top evenly with wasabi-mayo slaw (below).

    WASABI-MAYO SLAW

  • 1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi powder

  • 3 cups packaged coleslaw mix

  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell-pepper strips

  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions

    To make the wasabi-mayo slaw, mix together mayonnaise and wasabi powder in small bowl until blended. Combine coleslaw mix, pepper strips and onions in large bowl. Add mayonnaise mixture; toss to coat slaw evenly. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

    Makes 4 servings.

  • Per serving (burger and slaw, no bread): 217 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated), 65 mg cholesterol, 809 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1.9 g fiber, 24 g protein.

    Recipe developed for AP by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association on behalf of The Beef Checkoff.
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