Fresh Shrimp Burgers ❤️ Juicy and Savory in Every Bite

🌼 It's the weekend! Let's make fresh, delicious homemade burgers for ourselves and our families.

🌼 To me, a great burger comes down to two essentials: 🎈 1 The burger bun, and 🎈 2 The patty in the middle.

🌼 For the burger buns, I've tested 100% bread flour as well as a blend of bread flour + cake flour. The blend won hands down, and I've stuck with this formula ever since (the original recipe from Teacher Meng is in the last picture).

Let's get started!

🍞 Ingredients: (Makes 6 burgers)

🎈 Burger buns: Bread flour 200g, cake flour 50g, sugar 20g, salt 2g, water 120g, egg 35g, butter 20g.

🎈 Topping: Whole egg wash, sesame seeds

🎈 Shrimp patties: 500g medium peeled shrimp, 1 egg, 1 cup breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp garlic powder, 2 tbsp sweet paprika (mine is mild, not spicy), 3 tbsp dried parsley or cilantro flakes, black pepper to taste, salt 3g (adjust as needed), 3 tbsp olive oil.

🎈 Assembly: Sliced cheese, lettuce, tomato, your favorite burger sauce, and pickled jalapeños if you like.

🍞 Instructions:

🎈 Burger buns:

Use the direct method, following the bun instructions in Picture 8 (with one small change: I divided the dough into 6 buns instead of the original 8).

🎈 Shrimp patties:

1️⃣ Take the 500g of peeled shrimp, mince half into a paste, and chop the other half into small chunks. Mix with the egg and all seasonings until well combined, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour (Picture 4).

2️⃣ Heat oil in a skillet, shape the shrimp mixture into patties matching the size of your buns, and pan-fry on both sides until cooked through. Turn off the heat and top each patty with a slice of cheese (Picture 4).

3️⃣ Assemble your burgers as shown in Picture 5.

❤️ Baker's Notes:

1 I don't recommend substituting regular dinner rolls for proper burger buns; the texture is completely different. This formula bakes up soft yet structured, which is ideal for burgers.

2 Feel free to customize the shrimp patty seasonings with diced onion, fresh garlic, or herbs.

3 Place the cheese slice on the patty right after turning off the heat so the residual warmth melts the cheese just enough.

4 You can use this exact bun recipe to make beef burgers, chicken burgers, or crispy fried chicken sandwiches.

5 The last picture shows Teacher Meng's pork burger recipe for anyone interested.

6 No matter what kind of burger you make, the most important rule is to eat it while it's hot!