The Steak House Turkey Burger

Here is another addition to my recipe wonderment that I'm slowly trying to build. I'm going to call the Steak House Turkey Burger. It is sweet, smoky, and all together tasty. You have lots of choices to do with what you put onto them but I will leave it as I fixed them and you can experiment to do them up the way you like them.

1.3 lbs of Ground Turkey 85/15 Ratio (makes 4 burgers)
Heinz 57 with Worcestershire Sauce
1 packet of Taco Seasoning
Italian Seasoning
Bread Crumbs
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Black Pepper
Minced Garlic
Sliced Mushrooms
Worcestershire Sauce
Steak Sauce
Pepper Jack Cheese
4 Hamburger Rolls

This is a very easy recipe to accomplish and takes actually more prep time than cook time. Just make sure that you cook them through all the way as it is poultry. It will make you very sick if you don't cook them through. Heat up a skillet and drizzle in some Extra Virgin Olive Oil. While that heats you are going to put the meat into a mixing bowl and mix in about 3 tbsp of the Heinz 57 with Worcestershire, taco seasoning, black pepper, Italian Seasoning and a half cup of bread crumbs to tie together. Mix together with hands, form 4 burgers, and you're going to make a spice mixture of garlic powder, black pepper, and paprika. Sprinkle this onto all of the patties and place spiced side down in oiled skillet on medium heat. Heat these on one side and spice the uncooked side while in the pan. Cook on 1st side for 7-8 minutes and flip them to the other side. Cook on second side for 4-5 minutes and put cheese on them. When cheese is slightly melted, remove from heat and let rest. Add 1/4 stick of butter in pan and toss in 1 small package of sliced mushrooms and brown them up. Once slightly browned put in 3 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce, and coat them down. Add 1 tbsp of Garlic into pan and let the garlic brown slightly (should take about a minute). Place a spoonful of mushrooms and garlic on each burger and you just need to build the burger. Place burger on bottom of bun and drizzle on the steak sauce and you are done. This is a great burger to compliment the want on a lighter meal. Turkey doesn't nearly linger on you like red meat so it is much easier to eat and not feel like a glutton for eating it. They go great with potato anything and veggies are easy to link to the flavors. Try pairing this one with an amber lager or other smoky beer to go with these. A good wine would be a Cotes du Rhone or not so dry red. Thanks for reading and enjoy.