Turkey burgers

Votes: 1

Time: 50 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

These Asian-inspired turkey burgers will captivate everyone with their savory flavor and unusually juicy texture. The ground turkey features spices like garlic, soy sauce, ginger, and sambal oelek, as well as fragrant fresh cilantro and water chestnuts. The patties are pan-fried and served on buns smeared with spicy mayo, topped with a juicy lettuce leaf, a slice of sweet fresh tomato, red onion, and a slice of cheddar. Perfect with a glass of light lager!

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Cutlets

0.7 kg ground turkey
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp sambal-olek paste, optional
2.5 cm ginger root, peeled and grated
1 can (220g) canned water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped
Half a bunch of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

For serving (optional)

4 slices of cheddar
4 hamburger buns
1/4 cup mayonnaise mixture with 2 tsp sambal-olek
4 slices of bull's heart tomato
4 cups raw red onion
Lettuce

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 90°C to keep the first batch of cutlets warm.
Cutlets:

Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onion, season with salt, and heat over medium-high heat. Cook until soft and very fragrant, 7-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool.

In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, soy sauce, sambal oelek, ginger, water chestnut, cilantro, and fried onion and garlic. Set the pan aside for frying the patties. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water to the ground turkey: this will ensure the patties are nice and juicy. Mix the ground turkey with your hands.
Form and cook a small test patty to ensure the ground meat has enough salt and spices. If needed, add any missing spices, soy sauce, or salt.
Form the minced meat into 4 equal sized patties.

Pour olive oil into a frying pan and heat over medium-high heat. Place the patties in the pan. Don't overcrowd the pan and cook in batches if necessary! Cook for 5-6 minutes on each side. Add the cheese, if using, and cook for another minute.
Toast the buns in the oven using the grill setting or in a toaster oven. Lightly spread mayonnaise on each side of the bun. Place a patty on each bottom bun and top with tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. Top with the top bun halves, press down lightly, and enjoy!