Bulgogi Sloppy Joes

FOR THE BULGOGI

1 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon peeled and grated garlic

1 tablespoon sesame oil

3 tablespoons sake

2 tablespoons mirin

1 Asian pear, peeled, cored and puréed in a food processor

1 small carrot peeled and sliced into julienne

1 medium white onion peeled and sliced into julienne

1 cup apple juice

2 pounds veggie ground

FOR THE SPICY MAYONNAISE

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon soy sauce

3 tablespoons hot chili sauce, ideally Sriracha

6 hamburger buns

Sesame seeds

green onions, sliced

In a large, nonreactive bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, garlic, sesame oil, sake, mirin, pear, carrot, onion and apple juice. Add veggie ground, stir to combine, cover tightly and place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least six hours.

Drain veggie ground and fry for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients for the salsa except for the scallions, then stir to combine.

Toast and butter the hamburger buns. Spread spicy mayonnaise on the buns, and cover one side of each set of buns with bulgogi. Add a large pinch of scallions on top of each burger and sesame seeds.