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TURKEY YAKITORI BURGERS WITH SWEET-SOY GLAZE

Turkey Yakitori Burgers With Sweet-Soy Glaze image

A delicious, juicy turkey burger; the glaze adds a wonderful sweet & salty flavour and a beautiful shine. This recipe is originally from Real Foods Magazine and I found it on a blog called "A Good Appetite".

Provided by blucoat

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 35m

Yield 2 burgers

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1/2-3/4 lb ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 tablespoon chopped spring onion, white part only (or scallion)
1/2 teaspoon honey
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons well-beaten eggs
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup mirin (or regular sherry & a tsp. of sugar) or 1/4 cup sweet sherry (or regular sherry & a tsp. of sugar)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
6 spring onions, trimmed & cut to about 8-inches long
1/4 cup mayonnaise

Steps:

GLAZE: In a small saucepan bring the Mirin, soy sauce, maple syrup, brown sugar, ginger & lemon juice to a boil. Mix the cornstarch & water together to dissolve the cornstarch. Stir into the boiling mixture. Let boil for about 15 minutes, until thickened. Set aside to cool. Once cooled mix 1 tabelspoon of the glaze into the mayonnaise & set aside to top the burgers.
BURGERS: Mix all the burger ingredients together with your hands & form into two patties. Grill over medium-high heat for 3 minutes per side. Brush with glaze & flip. Grill 2 more minutes. Brush with glaze & flip again cooking 2 more minutes.
When the burgers have about 5 minutes left put the onions on the grill & brush them with the glaze. Grill until they are soft.
Brush both the burgers & onions with glaze once more before serving.
Serve the burgers on rolls topped with the mayonnaise & lettuce. The onions can be eaten on the side or on the burgers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 432.7, Fat 20.1, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 140.2, Sodium 3332.7, Carbohydrate 34.1, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 18.8, Protein 29.9

TURKEY YAKITORI

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Make and share this Turkey Yakitori recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Norbest

Categories Japanese

Time 5h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granule
2 tablespoons boiling water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
2 lbs norbest turkey breast, cut into 1-inch wide strips
8 metal skewers (9 inches long)
1/2 lb fresh whole mushroom
1/2 large red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 large green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch cubes

Steps:

In small bowl dissolve bouillon in boiling water. In gallon size, self closing plastic bag, combine bouillon, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, garlic, and turkey strips. Close bag and shake mixture to coat. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Drain marinade; discard. On skewers weave turkey strips around mushrooms and red and green pepper cubes. Preheat charcoal grill for direct heat cooking. Grill skewers 4-5 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink. If desired, prepare another recipe of marinade by combining first six ingredients to use for brushing on grilled skewers and as dipping sauce. DO NOT use any of original marinade as a dipping sauce when serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.8, Fat 16.3, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 147.4, Sodium 701.4, Carbohydrate 5.3, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 2.8, Protein 52.9