Burgers and Hotties!
This recipe comes courtesy of Paige, our awesome intern. She lives in Greenpoint Brooklyn and loves to cook and eat (Question: How was Far Rockaway beach? Answer: Meh, but I had a great fish taco!).
Her burger words of wisdom:
1. Grill pans are awesome, they give off enough of a distinct, chargrill flavor to satisfy my bbq cravings during the week. Plus, who can resist grill marks?
2.When making a burger, you have to be in the same mindset as if you were pickling. You can be as creative as you want. I just used ingredients I had on hand, so if you don’t have red peppers, it’s okay! Throw in scallions. There are no rules. You can’t go wrong especially since you’re eating them with Hotties. Next time, I’m going to chop up some Hotties and mix it in with the meat. I decided to go with ground turkey instead of my usual ground beef to be slightly more healthy. You can put any ground meat of your choice, I bet lamb would be delicious.
Spiced Umami Turkey Burger with Hotties (makes 4-6 burgers)
Ingredients:
1 lb of ground turkey (or choice of any ground meat)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground
1/2 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and ground
4 Tbsp red pepper, chopped
1/2 med onion, chopped
1 TBSP fish sauce
1/2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
Egg white
Buns (Editor’s note: Amy’s Bread burger rolls are really, truly the best burger buns I’ve eaten)
Hotties (enough for your burger and some extra to munch on!)
Gently mix all ingredients. Don’t overwork the meat. Form 4-6 burgers, depending on how big you like them. Coat with oil.
Place grill pan on stove and turn the stove on to med-high heat.
Once grill pan is hot, throw the burgers on.
Cook 4 minutes per side and cover with foil as you cook. (This will vary depending on what kind of meat you use)
Now, assemble your burgers. REMEMBER to eat with Hotties.
