Happy Hour Kitchen - VIDEO RECIPES

In response to these turkey burgers, people often say, "Really this is turkey?! Turkey never tasted soooo good..."

Ingredients

Tools

Prep Tips

Worcestershire sauce is typically used for seasoning/BBQing meats and in cocktails. A flavoring after my own heart!
Scallions are also called green onions, so don't be fooled in the grocery store.
Cut calories by cutting the cheese in half, just not my preference.

Step by Step

Makes 7-8 Burger Patties

Wash and dry your scallions, get inside those tubes where dirt hides!
Slice of root end and slice scallions about 1"-2" into green part.
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in pan on med heat.
Add scallions and push around for 4 mins. This helps soften the scallions because they won't soften while cooking the burgers. Remove them from heat after 4 mins to cool while you get the rest of your ingredients ready.
Grate the 1/4 lb cheese.
Beat the egg and keep in bowl.
Add turkey meat to large mixing bowl.
Add beaten egg and grated gruyere cheese.
Add 1 tbsp Worcestershire and 1 tbsp soy sauce (or just circle the bottle around the bowl once to wing it).
Add ¼ cup Dijon and a touch of salt and pepper.
Mix all with a wooden spoon (or your hands).
Add in the cooled off scallions and fold into mixture.
Add the breadcumbs slowly and only use as much as you need to get the burgers to hold. Ask yourself – would this slip through a grill? Too many breadcrumbs dry out the burgers.
Cook them in a pan on the stove for 4 mins on each side, covered (to lock in the flavor!).
Cut into a burger and make sure you don’t see pink – a cooked burger will be almost a grey/beige color in the middle. If you see pink, give them another couple of minutes.
What to do with leftover burger patties? Either freeze without cooking or cook all burgers and freeze what you won’t be able to eat within a few days of cooking. Frozen burgers become an easy go-to, zero prep dinner or lunch down the road!