Thai-style turkey burgers with pickled cucumbers
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| === FOR PICKLED CUCUMBERS === | ||
| ½ | cup | Distilled white vinegar |
| 2½ | tablespoon | Light brown sugar -; (firmly packed) |
| 1¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Dried hot red pepper flakes |
| 1 | Seedless cucumber -; (abt 1 lb), sliced | |
| ; very thin | ||
| === FOR BURGERS === | ||
| 2 | Garlic cloves | |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Finely-chopped peeled fresh gingerroot |
| ½ | cup | Chopped fresh coriander |
| ½ | cup | Chopped fresh mint leaves |
| ½ | cup | Chopped fresh basil leaves |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh lime juice |
| 3 | teaspoons | Sugar |
| 2 | Flat anchovy fillets | |
| 2 | pounds | Ground turkey |
| ¼ | cup | Fresh bread crumbs |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cayenne; or to taste |
| 4 | Sesame hamburger buns or onion rolls; split and toasted | |
Directions
Make pickled cucumbers: In a small bowl stir together all pickled cucumber ingredients except cucumber until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add cucumber, stirring to coat well, and marinate 30 minutes. Make burgers: Prepare grill. Into a food processor with motor running, drop garlic and gingerroot. Add coriander, mint, basil, lime juice, sugar and anchovy fillets and blend well. In a bowl combine turkey, herb mixture, bread crumbs and cayenne and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 6 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through.
Drain cucumbers. Transfer burgers to buns or rolls and top with pickled cucumbers. This recipe yields 6 servings.
Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8708)
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - joecomiskey@...
05-17-1999
Per serving: 242 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (47% calories from fat); 27g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 120mg Cholesterol; 597mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Recipe by: Sara Moulton
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