Turkey mince smash burgers

Turkey mince smash burgers

Inspired by a certain famous burger (you can probably guess which), these turkey burgers are a little lighter and leaner but just as tempting as their beef counterparts. Great on their own or with a side of chips.

Turkey mince smash burgers

Got an air fryer? Try these quick sweet potato fries on the side.

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Hands-on time 30 min

Inspired by a certain famous burger (you can probably guess which), these turkey burgers are a little lighter and leaner but just as tempting as their beef counterparts. Great on their own or with a side of chips.

Got an air fryer? Try these quick sweet potato fries on the side.

Nutrition: Per burger

Calories
718kcals
Fat
43g (8.9g saturated)
Protein
49g
Carbohydrates
33g (9.6g sugars)
Fibre
2g
Salt
2.4g

Ingredients

  • 6 sesame seed brioche buns
  • 600g turkey mince
  • Dash vegetable oil
  • 8 cheese slices for burgers
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • ¼ head iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • 8 gherkin slices, preferably crinkle-cut

For the sauce

  • 6 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp American mustard (we used French’s)
  • 1½ tbsp finely chopped gherkins, plus 1 tbsp brine
  • 1½ tsp onion powder
  • 1½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika
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Method

  1. Begin by mixing all the sauce ingredients in a bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Split 2 burger buns, then use a serrated knife to cut the tops off the domed halves (see Tips). Flatten all 4 halves slightly with your hand, then toast in a hot dry pan on both sides. Split open the remaining 4 buns (as normal), then toast them on the cut sides.
  3. Divide the turkey mince into 8 balls. Put a large frying pan over a high heat. Once smoking hot, add a dash of oil, then 2-3 balls of mince (depending on how big your pan is). Press down hard with a spatula to ‘smash’ them into thin patties. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook for a minute or so until caramelised and crisp. Flip over, add the cheese slices and cook for a minute more. Set aside and repeat with the rest of the balls.
  4. Meanwhile, spread sauce over the cut side of each piece of bun. Sprinkle onion and lettuce onto the 4 bases and the tops of the flattened middles. Once the patties are cooked, put one on the base. Add the middles, then the second burger, 2 gherkin slices and the lid. Wrap in foil and rest briefly before serving.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
718kcals
Fat
43g (8.9g saturated)
Protein
49g
Carbohydrates
33g (9.6g sugars)
Fibre
2g
Salt
2.4g

delicious. tips

  1. Don’t throw the tops away – whizz them for breadcrumbs and freeze.

  2. Salting the burgers as they cook is important – if you do it in advance the salt will draw moisture from the meat, resulting in a dry, crumbly patty. Don’t skip foil-wrapping the burger at the end either; the residual heat and steam melds everything together.

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Recipe By:

Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

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