Tamarind-Glazed Turkey Burgers

Name: Tamarind-Glazed Turkey Burgers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps canola oil; 1 Tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger; 118 milliliters chopped green onions; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 kilograms ground natural turkey; 118 milliliters honey; 8 lettuce leaves; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 1 red jalapeño chile with seeds, minced; 8 larges thin red onion slices; 2 teaspoons salt; 32 inches diameter rolls (such as potato or kaiser), split horizontally; 118 milliliters tamarind concentrate; 8 larges 1/3-inch-thick tomato slices; 59 milliliters water

Tamarind-Glazed Turkey Burgers might be just the main course you are searching for. This dairy free recipe serves 8. One serving contains 407 calories, 35g of protein, and 17g of fat. If you have salt, onion, jalapeño chile, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add ginger and sauté 2 minutes.

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Ginger

Add tamarind concentrate, honey, and water and bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until thick enough to coat spoon and reduced to 1 1/4 cups, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Cool completely (volume will reduce as glaze cools); mix in lime juice.

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Tamarind Paste

Lime Juice

Glaze

Honey

Water

Do ahead: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

Stir mayonnaise, ginger, salt, jalapeño, black pepper, and 4 teaspoons glaze in large bowl to blend; mix in green onions.

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Black Pepper

Green Onions

Mayonnaise

Ginger

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Salt

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Bowl

Add ground turkey; blend gently (do not pack tightly). Shape mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties. Arrange patties on small baking sheet.

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Ground Turkey

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Baking Sheet

Do ahead: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill.

Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Grill rolls, cut side down, until golden, about 2 minutes; transfer to work surface. Grill burgers until cooked through and thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F, about 8 minutes per side.

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Roll

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Kitchen Thermometer

Grill

Brush each burger with glaze.

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Glaze

Place 1 burger, glazed side down, on each roll bottom; brush each burger with more glaze. Top each with onion, tomato, lettuce, and roll top.

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Lettuce

Tomato

Glaze

Onion

Roll

Serve, passing remaining glaze separately.

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Glaze

*Sometimes labeled tamarind paste, tamarind concentrate is a dark, seedless paste with a tart-sweet flavor. It's available at Middle Eastern and Indian markets, and at some Asian markets.

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Tamarind Paste

Combine and shape the turkey mixture gently to ensure turkey burgers. Meat that is overworked becomes too compact and results in dry burgers.

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Turkey Burgers

Whole Turkey