Kimchi Chicken Rice Burger

Name: Kimchi Chicken Rice Burger
Cook time: 2 hours
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless; 2 tbsp gochujang; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 lime, juiced; 1 tbsp gochugaru; 50ml olive oil; 2 baby cucumbers, sliced; 200ml rice vinegar; 1/2 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp Japanese mayo; 1 tbsp gochugaru; 1/2 lime, juiced; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; Pinch salt; 200g sushi rice; 1 tsp salt; 1.5 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; Vegetable oil; Kimchi

As part of our series the Hunger Stage, which covers everything festival food, we asked Sophie Ellis-Bextor to invent her ultimate festival fusion dish.

Done in 2 hours

Serves 2

Dish by Spencer Lengsfield

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Ingredients

She asked for Japanese-Korean fusion, plus some rice, pickles, kimchi, chicken and some spice. So, I present the kimchi chicken rice burger! Crispy sushi rice 'buns', Gochujang grilled chicken, kimchi, spicy mayo, and sesame pickles.

Method

Wash the sushi rice until the water runs clear, then cover with water so it comes up to your first finger knuckle. Cover, cook on low for 15 minutes then turn off the heat and leave to steam for another 5 minutes.

Mix together salt, sugar, and rice vinegar, then stir through the rice

Press into a casserole dish lined with cling film, cover with more cling film, then pop into the fridge to set for 1 hour.

Next, marinate the chicken thighs in gochujang, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, brown sugar, gochugaru, and oil. Set aside

Thinly slice the cucumbers, then toss in rice vinegar, salt, sugar, and sesame seeds

For the mayo, mix together the mayo, gochugaru, lime, garlic, and salt.

Preheat the oven grill to 250 C. Cook the chicken under the grill until cooked through and nicely charred (around 5 mins on each side), then slice.

Once the sushi rice is set, remove from the dish and cut out circles.

Preheat the oil to 180 C, then fry the sushi rice discs until golden and super crispy

Now it’s time to build - crispy rice, mayo, kimchi, chicken, pickles, and the other crispy rice. Enjoy!

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