Juicy Grilled Turkey Burger (America's Test Kitchen)
- 2 lbs turkey, thigh skinned, boned, trimmed, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces or 2 lbs chicken thighs, skinned, boned, trimmed, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 3 tablespoons low sodium chicken broth
- 6 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus extra for brushing
- salt and pepper
- 6 large hamburger buns
- Place turkey pieces on large plate in single layer.
- Freeze meat until very firm and hardened around edges, 35 to 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, sprinkle gelatin over chicken broth in small bowl and let sit until gelatin softens, about 5 minutes.
- Pulse mushrooms in food processor until coarsely chopped, about 7 pulses, stopping and redistributing mushrooms around bowl as needed to ensure even grinding.
- Set mushrooms aside; do not wash food processor.
- Pulse one-third of turkey in food processor until coarsely chopped into 1/8-inch pieces, 18 to 22 pulses, stopping and redistributing turkey around bowl as needed to ensure even grinding.
- Transfer meat to large bowl and repeat two more times with remaining turkey.
- Return 1/2 cup (about 3 ounces) ground turkey to bowl of food processor along with softened gelatin, soy sauce, and baking soda.
- Process until smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down bowl as needed.
- With processor running, slowly drizzle in oil, about 10 seconds; leave paste in food processor.
- Return mushrooms to food processor with paste and pulse to combine, 3 to 5 pulses, stopping and redistributing mixture as needed to ensure even mixing.
- Transfer mushroom mixture to bowl with ground turkey and use hands to evenly combine.
- With lightly greased hands, divide meat mixture into 6 balls.
- Flatten into 3/4-inch-thick patties about 4 inches in diameter; press shallow indentation into center of each burger to ensure even cooking.
- (Shaped patties can be frozen for up to 1 month.
- Frozen patties can be cooked straight from freezer.
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- FOR A CHARCOAL GRILL: Open bottom vent completely.
- Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts).
- When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill.
- Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely.
- Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes.
- FOR A GAS GRILL: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes.
- Leave primary burner on high and turn off other burner(s).
- Clean and oil cooking grate.
- Brush 1 side of patties with oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Using spatula, flip patties, brush with oil, and season second side.
- Place burgers over hot part of grill and cook until burgers are well browned on both sides and register 160 degrees, 4 to 7 minutes per side.
- (If cooking frozen burgers: After burgers are browned on both sides, transfer to cool side of grill, cover, and continue to cook until burgers register 160 degrees.
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- Transfer burgers to plate and let rest for 5 minutes.
- While burgers rest, grill buns over hot side of grill.
- Transfer burgers to buns, add desired toppings, and serve.
turkey, unflavored gelatin, chicken broth, white mushrooms, soy sauce, baking soda, vegetable oil, salt, buns
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/juicy-grilled-turkey-burger-americas-test-kitchen-509752 (may not work)