Thai Turkey Burgers

Published on April 30, 2021 | By
Thai turkey burgers

There are many versions of turkey burgers and  Thai turkey burgers. This recipe from the Feasting at Home blog is one of my favorites. Feasting at Home recipes are usually global-oriented and vegetarian-driven. These turkey Thai burgers have many of my favorite Thai ingredients.

These Thai turkey burgers are zesty and aromatic with flavors of ginger, shallots, basil, or cilantro, fresh jalapeno peppers for some spice, and a dash of fish sauce for umami. Your palate will travel around the globe to Thailand as soon as you take the first bite of this savory burger.

The Feasting at Home recipe for the Thai turkey burgers recommends serving the burgers with an Asian slaw made with purple cabbage and carrots. I was in a hurry, so I bought a bag of premade slaw with green and red cabbage. I  added raw grated carrots and chopped cilantro.  Then I tossed the slaw with a little lime juice and olive oil, seasoned it with salt and pepper, and voila, a crunchy and colorful Asian slaw to top your Thai turkey burgers.

You can always opt to make your own mayonnaise from scratch. Remember the recipe for the Sur le Plat lemon garlic aioli? A mayonnaise and an aioli is a cold egg emulsion sauce that can be whipped up in the food processor or a blender. If you prefer to take a shortcut to make this sriracha mayo, just choose your favorite brand of mayonnaise, whisk in a little sriracha, or another hot sauce and there you have it. Don’t you just love shortcuts?

These burgers are great for a healthy alternative from beef burgers from your favorite fast food joint. You can make these ahead and freeze them. Then it will only take you about 30 minutes or less to grill or sauté the burgers, prepare the slaw, and whip up the spicy mayo.  A healthy, easy, week-night meal to satisfy you and your family or friends.

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 3 TBSP shallots, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
  • 2 TBSP chopped thai basil, cilantro or mint
  • 1 tsp lime zest
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1/2 jalapeño, minced
  • 1 TBSP fish sauce
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper or sichuan pepper
  • For the Asian Slaw:
  • 1/2 bag of shredded red and green cabbage
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • 1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 2 TBSP lime juice
  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Spicy Mayo:
  • 1/4 cup of mayo
  • 1-2 TBSP sriracha

Instructions

  1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well with your hands to combine. Shape into 3- 4 burgers. Place them on a plate and refrigerate.
  2. You can choose to either grill or pan fry the burgers. If grilling, heat the grill to medium high and cook the burgers for 4-5 minutes on each side. If pan frying the burgers, lightly oil the pan with a little olive oil. Cook the burgers over medium heat for about 5-6 minutes per side.
  3. For the Asian slaw: Mix all of the ingredients in a medium salad bowl. Make sure that the cabbage and vegetables are well coated with the lime juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  4. For the spicy mayo: Whisk the mayo and sriracha in a small bowl until well blended
  5. To serve the burgers: Toast buns of your choice. Place a bun on each plate, top with a Thai turkey burger and Asian Slaw. Pass the spicy mayo for each guest to serve themselves and slather this goodness on their buns.
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