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Sriracha Turkey Burgers

Grilling season is finally here! And that means only one thing … it’s time to fire up the grill and make these spicy Sriracha-spiked turkey burgers. Top them off with crunchy fresh banh mi inspired toppings, like cucumber slices, pickled carrots and daikon, fresh cilantro sprigs, and Sriracha mayo.

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Why it works: Turkey and sriracha work together. They rank in the top 48% of all ingredient pairs, and 1 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, wheat, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Heat a grill or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. No oil is listed, so use a nonstick pan or grill grates kept clean.

  2. In a large bowl, mix the lightly beaten egg, panko, sriracha, grated ginger, minced garlic and salt until evenly combined.

  3. Add the ground turkey, sliced green onions and sesame seeds. Mix gently with your hands until just combined, without overworking the meat.

  4. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and shape each into a patty about 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick, pressing a shallow dent in the center.

  5. Cook the patties for about 5 minutes per side, until the thickest part reaches 165°F (74°C) on an instant-read thermometer.

  6. Optionally, toast the cut sides of the hamburger buns in the pan for about 1 minute until lightly golden.

  7. Serve each patty on a bun.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Turkey + srirachatop 48% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together1 recipe

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Sesame + gingertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Onion + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Ginger + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs