Thai-Style Turkey Burgers With Pickled Cucumbers

Recipe Ingredients

		For Pickled Cucumbers
1/2 cup	118ml	Distilled white vinegar
2 1/2 tablespoons	37ml	Light brown sugar - (firmly packed)
1 1/4 teaspoons	6.3ml	Salt
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Dried hot red pepper flakes
1		Seedless cucumber - (abt 1 lb) - sliced very thin
		For Burgers
2		Garlic cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Finely-chopped peeled fresh gingerroot
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped fresh coriander
1/2 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Chopped fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Chopped fresh basil leaves
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh lime juice
3 teaspoons	15ml	Sugar
2		Flat anchovy fillets
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Ground turkey
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Fresh bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cayenne - or to taste
4		Sesame hamburger buns or onion rolls - split and toasted

Recipe Instructions

Make pickled cucumbers: In a small bowl stir together all pickled cucumber ingredients except cucumber until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add cucumber, stirring to coat well, and marinate 30 minutes.

Make burgers: Prepare grill. Into a food processor with motor running, drop garlic and gingerroot. Add coriander, mint, basil, lime juice, sugar and anchovy fillets and blend well. In a bowl combine turkey, herb mixture, bread crumbs and cayenne and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 6 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through.

Drain cucumbers. Transfer burgers to buns or rolls and top with pickled cucumbers.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8708)

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