French Tarragon Burgers Recipes

Steps:

• Cook minced onion slowly for 10 minutes in butter, until tender, but not brown. Pour into a mixing bowl. Add the ground beef, additional butter, and seasonings to the onions and beat just until combined. Form into 4 patties, 3/4 inch thick. Cover with wax paper and chill several hours. Just before cooking the patties, gently roll them in the flour. In a large, heavy frying pan, melt butter and oil, bring to a moderately high temperature and add patties. Sear them until they're brown on both sides, then reduce heat until they're done to your liking. This usually takes longer than I think, about 15 minutes. Remove patties to a heated oven. Pour fat out of the pan and add sherry (or other wine), scraping up the pan juices, until it's reduced to a thick syrup. Take off the heat and add the butter (allow butter to melt) and serve in a small pitcher to pour over the patties. I often poke holes in the top of each patty (with a fork) so the sauce will ooze down into the meat. Note: the original recipe calls for red wine, white wine, vermouth or beef stock for the sauce. You can use either red wine, sherry or light port or even Madeira.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until tender and soft, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile , combine chicken, parsley, tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper in mixing bowl.
• Blend onion mixture with chicken mixture.
• Form into 4 patties; dust with flour.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in clean skillet over medium heat.
• Cook until patties are browned on both sides, no pink remains in center and juices run clear.
• Note* if ground chicken is unavailable in your area, you can easily grind the chicken in a food processor. Just remember that it doesn't take more than a few pulses to grind the chicken. Too much pulsing will turn it into pate! LOL!

Steps:

• Preheat broiler or grill.
• Combine turkey or ground beef, applesauce, minced onion, mustard, tarragon and pepper in large bowl.
• Mix well and shape into 4 patties.
• Place patties on lightly greased broiler pan or grill and cook 5 minutes on each side or until turkey burgers are no longer pink in center.
• Serve on whole-wheat hamburger buns topped with lettuce and tomato slices, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Divide turkey mixture into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
• Place patties on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 6 minutes on each side or until thoroughly cooked.
• Serve on hamburger buns with desired toppings.