McKoy Sushi Burgers

S1 E23 | Jo Koy + Heather McDonald | McKoy Burgers & Sake Bombin' with Jo Koy and Heather McDonald | Something's Burning

Heather McDonald and Jo Koy stop by the kitchen, and Bert mashes up their names for inspiration — meet the McKoy. There's nothing like sushi burgers and sake bombs to carry the conversation, built from tuna and salmon patties on crispy fried sticky-rice "buns" with avocado and a spicy Kewpie sauce.

Sushi Rice Buns

Ingredients

  • Cooked white (sticky) rice
  • 1 tbsp baker's sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • Sesame seeds

Steps

  1. Combine the baker's sugar, rice wine vinegar, and mirin in a bowl.
  2. Mix into the cooked white rice.
  3. Mold the sticky rice into patties, fry until crisp, and top with sesame seeds.

Special Sauce

Ingredients

  • Kewpie mayo
  • Sriracha
  • Pickled cucumber, chopped

Steps

  1. Mix Kewpie mayo, sriracha, and chopped pickled cucumber to taste.

Burger Patties & Assembly

Ingredients

  • Tuna
  • Wasabi paste
  • Kewpie mayo
  • Salmon
  • Avocado

Steps

  1. Chop the tuna into fine pieces, mix with wasabi paste and mayo, and form into patties.
  2. Chop the salmon into fine pieces and form into 3 patties.
  3. Assemble the burgers between fried sticky-rice buns, adding a layer of avocado and the special sauce.

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