BBQ Turkey Burger

Ingredients

• 1 Red Onion
• 2 Pretzel Buns
• 12 oz Ground Turkey
• 1 Tbsp. Miso Paste–Gluten-Free
• ⅓ cup Ricotta Cheese
• ½ fl. oz. Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 ½ oz BBQ Sauce
• 1 ½ oz Cheddar Cheese Slices
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper
• Halve and peel onion. Slice halves into thin strips.
• Halve pretzel buns.

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook Within: For tender burgers, avoid overworking meat by mixing ground turkey until just combined with other ingredients. Miso is traditionally a Japanese ingredient, but chefs love using it in all kinds of preparations to add rich texture and subtly salty flavor.

2. 2

   Roast the Sweet Potatoes: Cut sweet potato into ¼” slices. Place rounds in a with 1 Tbsp. olive oil, and season with ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper. Roast 15 minutes, remove from oven, and flip potatoes. Roast until tender and deep golden, 8-10 minutes. While sweet potatoes roast, prepare ingredients.

3. 3

   Sear the Burgers: Add 1 Tbsp. olive oil and patties to hot pan and sear until brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer burgers burgers reach a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 9-11 minutes. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean. While burgers cook, cook onions.

4. 4

   Prepare the Ingredients: Halve and peel onion. Slice halves into thin strips. Halve pretzel buns.

5. 5

   Cook Onions and Toast Buns: Return pan used to sear burgers to medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp. olive oil, ½ tsp. salt, and onions to hot pan. Cook covered, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. water, stir, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and brown, 3-5 minutes. Toast buns directly on oven rack until golden brown, 2-3 minutes.

6. 6

   Combine turkey, miso, ricotta, Worcestershire: sauce, ¼ tsp. salt, and ¼ tsp. pepper in a medium 4” in diameter. If mixture is too moist to hold together, use plastic wrap to shape discs. Make a small ½” indentation in middle of patty to keep burger flat

7. 7

   Plate the Dish: Spread BBQ sauce on bottom bun and top with burger, cheddar cheese, onions, and top bun. Serve sweet potato cottage fries on side. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts • You’ll find this turkey mixture a little more moist than a ground beef mixture. Use wet hands while forming burgers to prevent meat from sticking • Keep onions covered between stirring to keep moisture in and to prevent scorching. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time

8. 8

   Cook Onions and Toast Buns

9. 9

   Return pan used to sear burgers to medium heat.

10. 10

    Add 1 Tbsp. olive oil, ½ tsp. salt, and onions to hot