Kens Open Face Frozen Turkey Burgers Recipes

OPEN-FACED TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Place garlic on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap foil around garlic. Bake at 425° for 15-20 minutes or until garlic is softened. Cool for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and pesto; set aside. In another small bowl, combine Italian seasoning and remaining oil; brush over bread. Set aside., Squeeze softened garlic into a large bowl. Add the honey, mustard, salt and pepper. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into two patties. , Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Grill bread for 1-2 minutes on each side or until toasted. Top each slice of bread with lettuce, burger, tomato, onion and 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture.

MIKA'S OPEN-FACE KOREAN HAMBURGERS

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients and set aside.
• Place separated and opened buns on a cookie sheet. (making 16 open-faced buns).
• With a butter knife place the raw hamburger mixture very thinly on buns.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds on top hamburger mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until hamburger looks cooked.
• Broil for a few minutes to crisp and brown.
• Serve!

OPEN-FACED FENNEL TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute fennel, onion and green pepper in butter until crisp-tender. Transfer to a large bowl; cool slightly. Add the bread crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into five patties. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour., In a small bowl, combine the tomato, parsley, oil and remaining salt; set aside., Using long handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear. Serve on toast with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with fennel fronds if desired.

HOW TO ROAST A FROZEN TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F about 6 hours before you want to serve. Line a rimmed cookie sheet (NOT a roasting pan) with foil and place a rack on it. Unwrap the turkey and place it on the rack. (Don't worry about the bag of giblets; you'll remove it later.).
• Place the turkey into the oven for 2 1/2 hours. By this time, the thighs should be about 100°F, but the breast should still be icy, around 25°F If you have an insert-and-leave-it type of thermometer (dial, or digital probe), insert it into the thickest part of the breast at this time. If not, start checking the temperature of the breast every 30-45 minutes.
• By 3 1/2 hours, the thighs should be around 150°F and the breast around 50°F Remove the giblets bag at this time (and make stock from it, if desired). If you wish to stuff the turkey, do so at this point; use silicone gloves to protect your hands, as the bottom of the bird will be hot, and preheat the stuffing if possible before spooning it into the cavity. Do not overpack.
• Between 4 1/2 and 5 hours, the thighs should be done at 175-180°F, the breast should be done (but still moist) at 160-165°F and the skin should be nicely browned. If the bird was stuffed, the temperature in the center of the stuffing must reach 165° for safety.

HEALTHY CHICKEN/TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and shape into patties.
• Grill, broil or saute about 4 to 5 minutes per side.

MEXICAN TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix ground turkey and refried beans until combined.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix together. Shape into four equal sized burgers. Cover and let chill 1 hour.
• Grill, broil or fry for 5-6 minutes per side until thoroughly cooked.
• Serve on corn tortilla with guacamole, cheddar cheese, and salsa.

GREEK TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Prepare charcoal grill for direct heat cooking.
• Remove cooking rack from grill and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• In medium bowl combine turkey, olives, parsley, garlic, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Evenly distribute mixture into four burgers (approximately 4 1/2 inches in diameter). Grill burgers 2 to 3 minutes per side until meat thermometer registers 160 to 165 degrees F.
• and meat is no longer pink in center.
• To serve, spread 1 tablespoon sour cream on pita.
• Place cooked burger on bottom half of pita and top evenly with cucumber and 1 tablespoon Feta cheese. Fold over top half of pita and serve.

KEN'S OPEN FACE FROZEN TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• with a non stick pan, heat olive oil.
• shave garlic long ways in very thin slices. (thin as you can shave it).
• add fresh shaved garlic to hot olive oil. (separate all pieces).
• saute till garlic is golden brown. (not too brown).
• add diced onion to oil and saute.
• crush beef bullion cubes and add to 1/4 cup of beef broth and wisk.
• warm 30 sec in microwave and pour in remaining broth and wisk.
• mix dry spices in a small container first and shake well.
• add saute'd onion and stir.
• pour dry spices over turkey then mix by hand well, or with kitchen aid.
• add worcestershire, Dale's, and egg white to turkey and mix.
• mixture should be stiff enough to hold up the spatula.
• if too soupy add more turkey.
• refridgerate 30 min or more to let flavors mix and stiffen a bit.
• place a big spatula full of mixture on plastice rap.
• fold the wrap so that they make squares or rectangles. about 1/2" thick.
• put squares into a 1 gal zip lock baggie and freeze.
• Take out frozen patty.
• put in non-stick pan, cover top with more worcestershire sauce on medium.
• cover with lid about 6-8 minutes.
• turn square over and add a little more worcestershire, cover with lid 2-3 more minutes.
• cook down and when remaining sauce is thick spread sauce over patty.
• toast 2 slices of Ezekiel bread, spread Emerils horse radish mustard and catsup, pickles, thin onion,.
• put burger on top and spread a little more Dale's Steak sauce on it.
• top with fresh slice tomato and/or romaine lettuce.
• or cut burger in half to make 2 open faced burgers. (i like to do that).