Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Tran's Triple Turkey Burger

So I've never really been a big fan of turkey burgers. I think it was my assumption that turkey=lean meat=less fat=less tasty burger....I did say assumption, right? So how can I make a turkey burger more fatty and fully injected with flavor? How can I prove my own assumptions wrong? Enter, Tran's Triple Turkey Burger, made with dark meat turkey, white meat turkey and turkey bacon...oh yes...

Ingredients:
8oz. ground dark meat turkey
8oz. ground white turkey breast
4 slices of turkey bacon, roughly chopped
1 large shallot, minced
2 tbsp grill seasoning (McCormick's Grill Mates Montreal Steak seasoning)
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp EVOO
4 whole wheat sesame seed hamburger buns
1/2 C, mayo
1 tbsp hot sauce (Tabasco)
1/2 C, Dijonnaise (Dijon and Mayo mixed)
4 slices jarlsberg cheese
1 C, baby lettuce mix

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl combine the ground dark turkey, ground white turkey and turkey bacon. Add minced shallot, 1 tbsp of EVOO and 1 tsp of salt and mix until well combined--be careful not to over mix the meat. Divide the meat into 4 and form into hamburger patties (make sure to make patties slightly larger than the size of the buns). In a hot grill pan or skillet, add the remaining 2 tbsp of EVOO and wait until pan starts to slightly smoke. Evenly sprinkl grill seasoning on burgers and place on hot skillet. Immediately lower heat to medium heat and cook for about 4-5 minutes. Refrain from touching or squashing patties while cooking. After 4-5 minutes, flip burgers and cook for another 4-5 minutes. **Turkey bacon doesn't really change color so burger may still look pink when done...but it's just the bacon** Once burgers are done, place one slice of cheese on each pattie and turn off the heat. Let residual heat of the meat melt the cheese.

While burgers are grilling, toast buns in oven for about 5 minutes. While the bread is toasting, take a small mixing bowl and combine mayo with hot sauce. Spread the hot sauce mayo on the bottom slice of the bun, top with 1/4 of baby lettuce, top with cheeseburger, and finish by spreading Dijonnaise on top bun and place on top of burger.






1 comment:

  1. mmmm ... that looks delllicciioouss ... if only smell o vision was real.

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