
Thai-Style Turkey Burgers with Pickled Cucumbersgo shopping for these ingredients before you begin your cooking session : For pickled cucumbers: 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar 2 1/2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 3/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes 1 seedless cucumber (about 1 pound), sliced very thin
For Burgers: 2 garlic cloves 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh gingerroot 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3 teaspoons sugar 2 flat anchovy fillets 2 pounds ground turkey 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste 4 sesame hamburger buns or onion rolls, split and toasted Cooking Recipe: 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 (this fish is an acquired taste) 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 (the part where it exits) cucumbers. Transfer burgers to buns or rolls and top with pickled cucumbers.
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