A few of you have been asking for some cool turkey burger recipes, so I am happily obliging. There’s really not too much behind the story of this recipe, I came up with it on request from some of you. I’ll be posting more “alternative burgers” in the future. This one, just like most of my recipes, is very versatile. As a matter of fact, I used the same mix to make a meat loaf and some meat balls, just for giggles; and paired them with some basic Mac & Cheese. (You can stop drooling now, yes it was AWESOME!!!) This will make enough for 6 – 5 oz burgers.
- 1 lb Ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 unseasoned breadcrumbs (or panko if you like as well)
- 1/2 c. cooked black beans
- 1/2 c. fresh corn kernels
- 1/4 c. chopped onion
- 1/4 c. shopped green pepper
- 1 chopped Jalapeno (optional)
- 1/4 c. Chopped cilantro
- 2 tsp. chile powder
- 2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. Olive Oil
- Drop your oil into a skillet on medium heat. Let the oil heat up for a minute and add you corn, peppers, onions, and jalapeno (optional). Saute these for about 4 minutes. You do want to the vegetables to get some color, but not a deep caramelization. More like a light golden brown.
- Add your beans and half of the cumin and chile powder. Sweat this out for a minute or two, stirring constantly, so the spices don’t burn. Let this cool for a few minutes, then we”ll get ready to add it to our turkey.
- When the mixture is cool, grab a large mixing bowl and combine your turkey, egg and bread crumb. Mix this until it’s almsot even throughout.
- Add the cooked vegetables and the rest of the spices and season with salt and pepper. Mix evenly and shape in to 5 oz. patties. These will stay good for 3 days uncooked, but if you’re going to need more time, I suggest wrapping them in sandwich bags or plastic wrap, then putting them into a ziplock bag and freezing them.
I like to do these in a cast iron skillet, just because I love cast iron skillets; but these do very well on a grill, or even that little George Foreman grill you haven’t used since college. You can use any kind of cheese you like for these, but my favorites for this are cheddar, jack, and gouda. I also like to serve this with a nice, spicy chipotlr mayo or ranch instead of the standard ketchup. Now get out there and get adventurous with your burger. Tell me how you like yours in the comments below.
Happy Eating
-The Doctor
-The Doctore