Best Southeast Asian Style Turkey Burgers With Pickled Cucumbers Recipes

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Provided by Jamie Geller Test Kitchens

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup pickled ginger (optional)
1 English cucumber
1 large garlic clove
2 slices firm white sandwich bread
1 pound lean ground turkey
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro sprigs
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
4 hamburger buns

Steps:

Pickled Cucumbers: 1. In a bowl, stir together vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved. If using ginger, chop. 2. Slice enough cucumber crosswise into 1/8 inch-thick slices to measure 1 1/2 cups and add to vinegar with ginger, tossing well. 3. Marinate mixture at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours. Burgers: 1. Prepare grill. Mince garlic. 2. In a blender, tear bread slices and grind into fine crumbs. 3. In a bowl, mix garlic with bread crumbs and remaining burger ingredients with your hands until just combined (do not overmix). Form into four 1-inch-thick patties. 4. Season burgers with salt and pepper and grill on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals about 5 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. 5. Transfer burgers to buns and top with drained cucumbers. This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but tastes like you took all day.

Nutrition Facts :

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Provided by Alexis Touchet

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 fresh lemongrass stalks, root ends trimmed and 1 or 2 tough outer leaves discarded from each
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3 tablespoons chopped shallot
1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled ginger
1 (3-inch) fresh serrano or jalapeño chile, finely chopped, including seeds
1 teaspoon water
4 teaspoons Asian fish sauce, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (dark meat only)
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
4 kaiser rolls, split and grilled
2 cups mixed fresh mint, basil, and cilantro leaves
Equipment: a mini food processor

Steps:

Thinly slice bottom 6 inches of lemongrass (1/4 cup), discarding remainder. Finely grind lemongrass, garlic, shallot, ginger, and chile with water and 2 teaspoons fish sauce in mini food processor, scraping down side frequently, until a paste forms.
Mix paste and turkey with your hands until just combined (do not overmix) and form into 4 (3/4-inch-thick) patties (4 inches in diameter). Chill patties, covered with plastic wrap, 1 hour (to allow flavors to develop).
Whisk together lime juice, oil, sugar, red-pepper flakes, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and remaining 2 teaspoons fish sauce until sugar is dissolved.
Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas).
Oil grill rack, then grill patties, covered only if using a gas grill, turning over once, until just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes total.
Whisk lime-juice sauce, then drizzle cut side of a bottom bun evenly with 1 tablespoon sauce. Top with a patty and 1/2 cup mixed herbs. Drizzle herbs with 1 tablespoon sauce and top with bun. Assemble 3 more burgers in same manner.