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Turkey Burgers in Chili Sauce

Turkey burgers simmered in a chili sauce with onions.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Turkey Burgers in Chili Sauce

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the patties

  1. In a medium bowl combine the ground turkey, 2 tablespoons chili sauce, the egg, half of the chopped onion, garlic salt, and pepper.

  2. Form the mixture into four patties.

Cook the burgers

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet.

  2. Add the turkey burgers and cook over medium heat until the bottoms are just browned.

  3. Turn the burgers and sprinkle the remaining chopped onion around them.

  4. Cook, stirring the onions occasionally, until the second side of the patties is just browned and the onions are softened.

Make the sauce and finish

  1. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl mix the remaining chili sauce, brown sugar, mustard, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and 2 tablespoons water.

  2. Bring the sauce to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the sauce is thickened and the burgers are cooked through.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

493Calories
41 gProtein
23 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Ground turkey
Forms the main body of the patties and provides the meaty base of the burger.
Egg
Binds the ground turkey so the patties hold together while cooking.
Chili sauce
Adds sweet-tangy flavor and moisture to the patties and forms the base of the glaze.
White onion
Adds moisture and savory sweetness as it softens in the skillet.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the sauce caramelize and thicken slightly.
Vegetable oil
Conducts heat in the skillet and helps the patties brown.

The step that matters

Cook the burgers until the bottoms are just browned before turning. Turkey is lean and the patties can stick or dry out if flipped too early or cooked too hard. Letting a proper crust form first helps them release cleanly and keeps moisture in.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, sauce, egg, garlic, pepper, sugar, mustard):

  1. Horseradishfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, sauce, egg, garlic, pepper, sugar, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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