Turkey Sliders | Burgers
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 - 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ teaspoon salt*
  • Dash of black pepper*
  • Olive oil, if pan frying instead of grilling
  • King's Hawaiian sweet rolls
  • Greens: arugula, spinach, or romain lettuce
  • Sliced tomatoes
  • Cheese of your choice, optional (I use smoked gouda)
  • Condiments of your choice: mayo, mustard, ketchup, BBQ sauce, A-1 sauce, sweet relish
  • * Variation #1: Replace salt and pepper from original recipe with 1½ teaspoons of McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning and 1 small sprig of fresh thyme, leaves only
  • * Variation #2: I will add one of the three to the original recipe:
  • 1½ tablespoons chopped basil
  • ¼ onion, chopped
  • If I have some leftover vegetables, I will add finely chopped carrots and/or chopped spinach
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine turkey, garlic, egg, panko, salt and pepper and/or additional ingredients from Variations #1 or #2. Using your hands, knead all the ingredients together until incorporated.
  2. For turkey sliders, make small 2 - 3 " diameter patties. For burgers, using a ¼ cup measuring cup I scoop a heaping cup-full to make the patty. In preparing burger patties for our BBQ, I store them in a sealable tupperware, separating the layers of patties with wax paper.
  3. When I make turkey sliders at home, I use a stove top grill pan coated with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook the sliders on each side for about 5 - 7 minutes.
  4. Cooking Tip: When I flip the burger over to cook the second side, after about 2 minutes I pour about 2 - 3 tablespoons of water into the grill pan and then cover the pan with a lid to steam the burger. To me, this seems to make the patty more tender and juicy. After cooking for about 2 minutes I will add cheese on top of the patties and cover the pan with the lid again to melt the cheese. OR, grill burgers outdoors.
  5. My family loves turkey sliders served on King's Hawaiian sweet rolls. I split the rolls in half and lightly toast each side on the grill pan. Serve immediately and garnish with greens (baby spinach and arugula are my favorites) and condiments of choice. In our family everyone uses something different. I prefer A-1 steak sauce with a little mayo. My husband likes BBQ sauce with mayo or a traditional combo of mustard, mayo and ketchup, and both Bebe E and Nene like mayo and ketchup.
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2012/05/29/turkey-sliders-burgers/