Pad Thai Shrimp Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 cup bean sprouts 
• 0.3 cup carrots julienned
• 1 teaspoon chili sauce to taste (or )
• 0.3 cup cilantro leaves chopped
• 0.8 cup coconut milk 
• 1 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce)
• 2 cloves garlic 
• 2  green onions sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon lime zest 
• 2 tablespoons coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter 
• 0.3 cup peanuts toasted chopped
• 1 small shallots 
• 2 tablespoon fried shallots crispy
• 1.5 pounds shrimp deveined peeled coarsely chopped
• 4  buns 
• 2 teaspoons tamarind concentrate (or the juice from 1 lime)

Equipment

• food processor
• grill

Directions

1. Mince 1/3 of the shrimp in a food processor along with the garlic, shallot, fish sauce, lime zest and cilantro.
2. Mix the minced shrimp into the chopped shrimp, form 4 patties and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.Oil your grill, heat to medium-high and cook the shrimp until pink, about 3-5 minutes per side.
3. Heat the coconut milk, tamarind, sugar, fish sauce and peanut butter over medium heat until the sugar and peanut butter melt and the sauce thickens a bit and set aside to cool.
4. Mix the bean sprouts, carrot, green onion and cilantro and toss in the pad thai sauce.
5. Place the shrimp patties in buns and top with the bean sprout mixture, chopped peanuts and crispy fried shallots.