Turkey-Cilantro Sausage Patties
- 1 1/2 pounds boned and skinned turkey thigh meat, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/2 pound boned and skinned turkey breast, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 pound high-quality pork fatback, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 2 jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 2 teaspoons ground dried chipotle chile, or 1/2 chile en adobo, rinced and finely chopped
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves only, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sea salt
- 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- On a plastic tray covered with plastic wrap, freeze the turkey and fatback for 30 minutes to firm.
- In an electric standing mixer with the food grinder attachment, or in a food processor, grind the meat and fatback together in short bursts.
- It should be chopped rather than pulverized, and should remain somewhat chunky.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats with the wine, chiles, cilantro, salt, and pepper.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and mix together by hand until all the ingredients are well blended, but don't overmix or the meat will become warm and mushy.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours, covered, to allow the flavors to marry.
- Form the sausage mixture into flat patties, approximately 3-inches in diameter.
- In a large non-stick pan heat 2 teaspoons canola oil over medium-low heat (or heat a well-seasoned flat griddle pan).
- Saute the sausage patties until golden, turning once with a flat-ended nonstick spatula and draining the fat as necessary.
- Drain briefly on paper towels and serve hot.
thigh meat, turkey breast, pork fatback, white wine, jalapeno chiles, chile, cilantro, salt, freshly ground black pepper, canola oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/turkey-cilantro-sausage-patties-recipe.html (may not work)