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Buffalo Turkey Cheeseburger

Deborah
The grated cheese, onion and chilli sauce added to the turkey mince gives the burger a great flavour.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Lunch, Main
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500g turkey mince
  • 80g breadcrumbs
  • 120g cheddar cheese grated (we use red Leicester)
  • 100ml chilli sauce we use Frank’s Redhot Buffalo Wings Sauce
  • 120g onion finely chopped
  • 3 tsp olive oil plus extra for toasting the buns
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 buns we like brioche burger buns – either shop bought or give our recipe a try! 
  • additional toppings and sauces optional - see Notes
  • chunky oven chips or dirty fries on the side  optional

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, mix together the turkey mince, breadcrumbs, grated cheese, chilli sauce and finely chopped onions. Ensure it’s mixed well so that everything is evenly combined.
  • Divide the mixture to form 4 burgers (see Tips). Place the burgers on a plate and refrigerate until you’re ready to cook them.   Remove them from the fridge at least 30 minutes before you’re ready to cook.
  • When you’re ready to cook, heat a large frying pan or grill pan (we use our Le Creuset grill pan) over a high heat. If you like your buns toasted, drizzle each half with some olive oil and place face down in the hot pan and let them toast to your liking – make sure they don’t burn.   Remove and set aside while you cook the burgers.
  • Now to cook the burgers, heat 3 tsp of olive oil in the pan and turn the heat down to medium.
  • Season each side of the burgers with salt and freshly ground black pepper and then place them in the pan and cook for 3 minutes on each side.
  • Finally, assemble your burger with any additional toppings and/or sauces (see Notes).
  • Enjoy with chunky oven chips or dirty fries on the side!!

Notes

  • Additional toppings – because this burger has big flavours in it already, we decided to keep the additional toppings and sauce quite simple – salad leaves, slices of tomato and mayonnaise. However, the choice of toppings and sauces are entirely your personal choice…enjoy trying different combinations! 
  • Assembly – so that your burger and the toppings don't fall over, i'd suggest assembling as follows:
    • salad leaves then slices of tomato on the bottom of the bun
    • place the burger on top of the slices of tomato
    • the mayonnaise goes on the bun lid and then place it on the top of the burger…and enjoy with some chunky oven chips or dirty fries
  • With the ingredients that are added to the turkey mince, these end up as quite big burgers, so if you have smaller buns, you could divide the mixture into 4 smaller burgers...and have double buffalo turkey cheeseburgers!!
 
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Keyword cheese, cheeseburger, chilli sauce, Frank's Red Hot Wings Buffalo Sauce, hot sauce, turkey burger, turkey mince