Beijing Block Party chicken burger recipe

• 4 chicken breasts skinless, boneless
• oil for brushing
• 125 ml Roasted Sesame Dressing (see below)
• salt
• black pepper

For the Asian slaw

• 1 cucumber
• 200 g daikon
• 1 large carrot
• 2 spring onions
• 30 g fresh coriander leaves
• 100 ml rice wine vinegar
• 50 g caster sugar
• 2 tsp sesame. oil

For the Shanghai mayo

• 50 ml Shanghai Sauce (see below)
• 150 ml Japanese mayonnaise (or just mayo)

For the garnish

• 4 brioche buns seeded, halved
• 1 baby gem lettuce leaves separated
• 100 g roasted peanuts crushed
• a few sprigs of fresh coriander chopped
• 4 tsp togarashi spice blend

For the Roasted Sesame Dressing

• 400 ml mayonnaise
• 250 g black or white sesame seeds toasted
• 50 ml mirin
• 25 ml apple juice
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 25 ml rice wine vinegar
• salt
• black pepper

For the Shangai Sauce

• 200 ml dark soy sauce
• 200 ml light soy sauce
• 100 g honey
• 100 g soft dark brown sugar
• 50 ml sesame oil
• 100 ml rice vinegar or distilled vinegar
• 1/2 head of garlic roughly chopped
• 50 g fresh root ginger peeled and roughly chopped
• bunch of coriander stalks chopped
• bunch of spring onions white ends only, roughly chopped