Tamarind Glazed Thai Burgers Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Contest Runner Up

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Tamarind Glaze:

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons tamarind paste (wrapped in plastic with seeds or in jar)

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1 tablespoon Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc

1 tablespoon lime juice

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Burgers:

1 pound ground pork

1 pound ground chicken (preferably 1/2 thigh meat and 1/2 breast meat, mixed)

6 scallions thinly sliced, just white and pale green parts

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, no stems

1/4 cup fresh Thai basil or regular basil leaves, chopped

1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

2 teaspoons lime zest, minced

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 to 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil (for grilling)

6 sesame hamburger buns

1 large bunch watercress or arugula

1 hot house cucumber, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced crosswise, making rings