Spicy Szechuan Burgers - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
• 3 green onions, chopped finely
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup mushroom soy sauce (or regular soy sauce)
• 1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 sweet onions, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise in rings
• 3/4 cup cashews, chopped
• 2 teaspoons black peppercorns (same ingredient as the pepper used for freshly ground black pepper)
• 2 pounds Kobe beef, ground
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• 1 green onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon mushroom soy sauce (or regular soy sauce)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
• 6 sesame seed buns, sliced lengthwise
• 6 leaves Chinese cabbage, cut to bun size