Chipotle-Bacon Turkey Burger Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ketchup ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon sauce from canned chipotles in adobo ⓘ
- 1 medium red onion ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon olive oil ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar ⓘ
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey breast
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste or 1 minced anchovy fillet ⓘ
- 1 large egg ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed ⓘ
- Vegetable oil, for oiling the grill ⓘ
- 4 kaiser rolls, sliced in half horizontally and toasted ⓘ
- 8 slices cooked bacon ⓘ
- 1 cup coleslaw ⓘ
Instructions
- Place the ketchup and chipotle sauce in a small bowl and stir to combine; set aside.
- Slice the onion into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
- Keeping the slices intact in their concentric rings, place three-quarters of the rounds in a shallow baking dish and drizzle with the olive oil and vinegar.
- Season with salt and pepper and turn to coat in the oil and vinegar; set aside.
- Finely chop the remaining rounds and place in a medium bowl (you should have about 1/2 cup).
- Add the turkey, soy sauce, anchovy paste, egg, and measured salt and pepper to the bowl and mix with your hands until just evenly combined.
- Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions.
- Shape each portion into an even 3/4-inch-thick patty, wetting your hands with water as needed if the mixture is sticky.
- Transfer the patties to a plate and refrigerate while you prepare the grill.
- Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to medium high (about 375 degrees F to 425 degrees F).
- When the grill is ready, use tongs to rub the grate with several layers of paper towels dipped in vegetable oil.
- Using tongs, place the marinated onion rounds on the grill, close the grill, and cook until seared and softened, flipping halfway through the cooking time, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Using a flat spatula, transfer the reserved turkey patties to the grill, close the grill, and cook undisturbed ( press down on the patties) until grill marks appear on the bottom, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Using a clean spatula, flip the burgers, close the grill, and cook until the patties are cooked through and an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F, about 6 minutes more.
- Remove to a clean plate and let rest in a warm place or tent loosely with foil for 5 minutes.
- Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the chipotle ketchup on each top and bottom roll (about 3 teaspoons per burgeryoull probably have some ketchup leftover).
- Place 2 bacon slices on each bottom roll and top with a turkey patty.
- Top each patty with a fourth of the grilled onions and coleslaw and close with the roll tops.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
890
kcal
44% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).