Turkey Yakitori Burgers

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 1/2 - 3/4 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 t garlic, minced
• 1 t fresh ginger, minced
• 1 T chopped spring onion (or scallion), white part only (we chopped the greens & put them in with roasting potatoes
• 1/2 t honey
• 1/2 T soy sauce
• 2 T well-beaten egg
• 1 t corn starch
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/4 t black pepper
• Sweet Soy Glaze
• 1/4 c Mirin wine or sweet sherry (I used regular sherry & a teaspoon of sugar)
• 1/4 c soy sauce
• 1 T maple syrup
• 1 T brown sugar
• 2 t fresh ginger, minced
• 2 T lemon juice
• 1 t cornstarch
• 1 T cold water
• 6 spring onions, trimmed & cut to about 8-inches long
• 1/4 c mayonnaise

Details

Adapted from agoodappetite.blogspot.ca

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan bring the Mirin, soy sauce, maple syrup, brown sugar, ginger & lemon juice to a boil. Mix the cornstarch & water together to dissolve the cornstarch. Stir into the boiling mixture. Let boil for about 15 minutes until thickened. Set aside to cool. Once cooled mix 1 T of the glaze into the mayonnaise & set aside to top the burgers.

Mix all the burger ingredients together with your hands & form into two patties. Grill over medium-high heat for 3 minutes per side. Brush with glaze & flip. Grill 2 more minutes. Brush with glaze & flip again cooking 2 more minutes.

When the burgers have about 5 minutes left put the onions on the grill & brush them with the glaze. Grill until they are soft.

Brush both the burgers & onions with glaze once more before serving.

Serve the burgers on rolls (sesame would be good) topped with the mayonnaise & lettuce. The onions can be eaten on the side or on the burgers.

Serves 2