Vietnamese Pork Burgers -

3 Garlic cloves, chopped

2 Green onions, chopped

2 ts Soy sauce

2 ts Peanut or other mild

-vegetable oil pn Sugar Few drops Tabasco sauce, or -pinch cayenne pepper Hoisin sauce lg Whole lettuce leaves 1/2 c Or so roasted peanuts,

7/15/92. Each bite of these burgers packs a zesty wallop of flavor and texture. Good accompaniments are bland steamed rice or French bread, each of which balances these assertive flavors. Mix meat with garlic, onions, soy sauce, peanut oil, sugar and Tabasco or cayenne. Form into patties and grill until cooked through. Serve each grilled patty spread with hoisin sauce, wrapped in a leaf of lettuce, sprinkled with peanuts and cilantro. Makes

4 servings. PER SERVING:

310 calories,

27 g protein,

5 g carbohydrate,

20 g fat (5 g saturated),

76 mg cholesterol,

263 mg sodium,

2 g fiber. NOTE: In the body of the accompanying article, the author suggests using pita bread lightly spread with hoisin and putting the patties into it along with some of the cabbage salad. That's probably the way I'd go. Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; October