Turkey Burger

Name: Turkey Burger
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices beefsteak tomatoes; 4 seeded burger buns; 4 servings Butter lettuce; 227 grams water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped; 4 slices Cheddar; 1 bunches fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped; 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 2 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped; 680 grams ground turkey; 4 servings Kosher salt; 59 milliliters mayo mixed with 2 teaspoons sambal oelek; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 4 slices raw red onion; 59 milliliters soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sambal oelek, optional

Turkey Burger might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 51g of protein, 35g of fat, and a total of 672 calories. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires garlic, kosher salt, soy sauce, and water chestnuts. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Turkey Burger, Turkey Burger, and Turkey Burger.

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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F to keep the first batch of burgers warm.

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Oven

For the burgers: Coat a large saute pan with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onions, season with salt and bring to a medium-high heat. Cook the onions until they are soft and very aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes.

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Onion

Salt

Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool.

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Garlic

In a large mixing bowl, combine the turkey, soy sauce, sambal oelek, ginger, water chestnuts, cilantro and the cooked onions and garlic. (Reserve the onion pan to cook the burgers in later.)

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Water Chestnuts

Sambal Oelek

Soy Sauce

Cilantro

Garlic

Ginger

Onion

Whole Turkey

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Mixing Bowl

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Add one-quarter to one-half cup water; this will help the burgers stay nice and moist. Using your hands, squish everything together until they are really well combined.

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Water

Make and cook a little tester patty to be sure that the turkey is really well seasoned. Re-season if needed. If the burger is missing salt add more soy or just give a little sprinkey dink of salt.

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Whole Turkey

Salt

When the burger mix is seasoned appropriately, form the mix into 4 equal size patties.

Coat the saute pan with new olive oil and bring to a medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Place the burgers in the pan. Be sure not to crowd the pan, if you need to work in batches go ahead! Cook the burgers for 5 to 6 minutes on each side.

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Place the cheese, if using, on the burger and cook for 1 more minute.

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Cheese

Toast the buns in a broiler or toaster. Schmear each side of the bun lightly with the sambaal mayo. Put a burger on each of the bottom buns and top each burger with tomato, onion and lettuce. Close up each burger, give each one a little squish and eat em' up!

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Lettuce

Tomato

Onion

Sandwich Bread

Roll

Mayonnaise

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Servings:

4slices

beefsteak tomatoes 4

seeded burger buns 4servings

Butter lettuce 227grams

water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped 4slices

Cheddar 1bunches

fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped 1inch

fresh ginger, peeled and grated 2cloves

garlic, smashed and finely chopped 680grams

ground turkey 4servings

Kosher salt 59milliliters

mayo mixed with 2 teaspoons sambal oelek 4servings

Extra-virgin olive oil 1

onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 4slices

raw red onion 59milliliters

soy sauce 1Tbsp

sambal oelek, optional

Recommended wine: Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel

Turkey Burgers can be paired with Merlot, Malbec, and Zinfandel. Merlot will be perfectly adequate for a classic burger with standard toppings. Bolder toppings call for bolder wines, such as a malbec or peppery zinfandel. You could try Cupcake Vineyards Merlot. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 17 dollars per bottle.

Cupcake Vineyards Merlot

Sourced from vineyards on California's Central Coast, our Merlot is an elegant expression of the grape. Full-bodied yet smooth, the wine shows aromas of ripe plum, red currants with flavors of blueberries and red cherries that evolve into decadent levels of cocoa, spice and espresso.