Abalone Burgers

Hey everyone. I've met some of you but wanted to start posting so I can get to know more of you. I love being apart of a community that appreciates so much fish talk  .

The second best part of diving is all of the amazing food (the first is the diving of course). I've been recently making some abalone burgers that have turned out really well. I hope you enjoy.

Abalone cleaning

Filet The abalone parallel to the foot to get big ab filets. I generally do about 1/8" thick fillets. Trim all the darker parts off the fillets. Just use the tender white portions. Save the ab scraps for a stew or your chowder. Tenderize the abalone until soft. 

Ingredients (4 burgers)

Four abalone fillets
2 eggs
1 jalapeño
1 white onion
1 can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic
1-2 cups panko bread crumbs
1-2 cups flour
1/4 cup cilantro
4 sourdough buns
1 cup mushrooms
4 slices pepper jack cheese

Chop the onions into rings and jalapeño carmelize these in a pan at high heat with a tablespoon of canola oil. Set aside. Chop the mushrooms into slices and cook until tender (sautéed). Set aside.

Prepare the chipotle sauce.  Take a tablespoon of the adobo sauce and two chipotle peppers (chopped). Add to a bowl with the 1/4 cup mayo. Finely chop and add two cloves of garlic. Mix well set in refrigerator. 

Bread the abalone.  Add eggs to separate bowl and vigorously stir.  Take two plates cover one with flour and one with panko.  Roll abalone fillet in egg then flour.  Try to cover whole ab fillet.  Role fillet again in egg then panko. Repeat until all fillets are breaded.

Preheat the oven to toast your sourdough buns to about 400f.

In a large pan add enough oil to cover the pan and heat on medium. Add small piece of panko as your 'tester'.  Once this tester is vigorously bubbling. Add your fillets to the pan. Heat until just go.den brown on one side. Flip and cook until both sides golden brown.  About 3-5 minutes.  Just want to crisp breaking and heat abalone.  Remove.

Cut sourdough buns in half.  Add a slice of pepper jack cheese then bake to get a toasty bun and melted cheese.

Assemble your abalone burger.  Add a fillet, dollop of mayo, carmelized onions, mushrooms and fresh chopped cilantro. Enjoy!!!

Looks great!

The ab is pounded tender prior to filleting correct?

Awesome Rudy!
Thanks for putting together this recipe for us. I really appreciate it.
Some of us enjoy cooking while others opt to take their catch to restaurants 
Antonio

The ab is pounded tender prior to filleting correct?

That's right. Important detail!! I made sure to change the recipe to include this. Thanks!!

I wonder how it would be if you ran chunks of abalone through the grinder?

The burger looks awesome btw!

Looks awesome!