Barbecue Turkey Burgers with Creamy Cole Slaw

By kathryns

Ingredients

• SAUCE:
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
• BURGERS:
• 2 pounds ground turkey
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
• COLE SLAW:
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3 cups finely shredded cabbage
• 1 large carrot, shredded coarse
• 1 small red onion, sliced thin
• six 6-inch pita loaves, split open to form pockets

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from epicurious.com

Preparation

Step 1

+Preparation+

Make burgers:

In a small bowl stir together Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, soy sauce, garlic paste, chili powder, cumin, Tabasco, and salt and pepper to taste until sauce is smooth.

In a large bowl stir together turkey, onion, bread crumbs, and *1/4 cup sauce* until combined well and form into six 3/4-inch-thick patties. *Burgers may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.*

Divide remaining sauce in half and put in separate bowls, half for brushing burgers on the grill and half for drizzling on cooked burgers. Chill sauce, covered.

Make cole slaw:

In a large bowl whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and mustard. Add remaining cole slaw ingredients and salt and pepper to taste and toss to combine well. Cole slaw may be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.

Prepare grill.

Grill burgers on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, brushing frequently with barbecue sauce, 6 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Drizzle burgers with remaining barbecue sauce and serve with cole slaw in pita pockets.

+NOTE+

Makes 5 - 6 burgers; Patties are made using just 1/4 c sauce!