Fresh Meals Magic: Turkey Burgers Sous Vide
As part of a newer, healthier Pablo, I am on the hunt for making a delicious turkey burger. The biggest challenge with turkey burgers are flavor and lack of moisture. Or, said another way: the lack of fat that makes a turkey burger healthy, also makes it suck. As far as flavor goes, I mixed the ground turkey meat, soy sauce, salt, pepper, ramp and garlic powders. I also figured this would be a good application for sous vide. You are probably asking why there is a ring mold in the bag. This was done to maintain the shape of the burger during the vacuum sealing process. Even on a weak sealer, a burger will end up tapering on both sides. As we can see in the picture above, tapering makes your burger look like a flying saucer. This is less visually appealing, but there is a very utilitarian concern here as well. If it is not flat on each side, then less surface area touches a grill or griddle. While a ri...