Southeast Asian Style Turkey Burgers With Pickled Cucumbers

Serves: 4

Mckayla Luettgen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

39

Spice

53

Sweetness

48

Sourness

47

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Sugar

1 large

Garlic (clove)

1 tsp

Tabasco

Directions:

1

Make pickled cucumbers: In a bowl stir together vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved

2

If using ginger, chop

3

Slice enough cucumber crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices to measure 1 1/2 cups and add to vinegar with ginger, tossing well

4

Marinate mixture at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours

5

In a bowl stir together vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved

6

If using ginger, chop

7

Slice enough cucumber crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices to measure 1 1/2 cups and add to vinegar with ginger, tossing well

8

Marinate mixture at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours

9

Make burgers: Prepare grill

10

Mince garlic

11

Into a blender tear bread slices and grind into fine crumbs

12

In a bowl with your hands mix garlic with bread crumbs and remaining burger ingredients until just combined (do not overmix) and form into four 1-inch-thick patties

13

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

14

Transfer burgers to buns and top with drained cucumbers

15

Prepare grill

16

Mince garlic

17

Into a blender tear bread slices and grind into fine crumbs

18

In a bowl with your hands mix garlic with bread crumbs and remaining burger ingredients until just combined (do not overmix) and form into four 1-inch-thick patties

19

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

20

Transfer burgers to buns and top with drained cucumbers