Adirondack Red Wing Burger Recipes

ADIRONDACK RED WING BURGERS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium heat
• Add carrot, celery, onion and garlic, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes
• Transfer to a bowl and let cool
• Reserve the skillet
• Mix the turkey, dill and poultry seasoning into the vegetable mixture
• Season with salt and pepper
• Form into 4 patties
• In the reserved skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon EVOO over medium heat
• Add the patties and cook, turning once, until firm, about 12 minutes
• Transfer to a plate
• Add the butter to the skillet to melt, then stir in the hot sauce
• Add the patties back to the skillet, turning to coat in the sauce
• Top each with some of the blue cheese and a slice of cheddar
• Tent with foil, turn off the heat and let stand until the cheese is melted
• Top each muffin bottom with some lettuce, a patty, some relish and a muffin top

RED-NECK TURTLE BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix ground beef, chives, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and ground mustard thoroughly in a bowl; divide in fourths and make 4 thick oval-shaped burgers. Top each burger with a slice of sharp Cheddar cheese and about 2 tablespoons of chopped sweet onion.
• Poke 2 holes in the long ends of each burger with your fingers for the heads and tails. Insert half a hot dog into the head and tail holes, letting the rounded ends of the hot dogs poke out about 1 1/2 inches. Press to secure. Poke 2 more holes on each side of the burger and insert 2 more hot dog halves on each side for legs. Cut 2 small slits, about 3/4 inch long, into the ends of the legs to make toes. Repeat with remaining ground beef, hot dogs, cheese slices, and onion to make 4 turtle burgers topped with cheese and onion. If desired, cut tails to small sharp points for more realism.
• Place 3 halved bacon slices onto a work surface, sides touching. Weave 3 more bacon slices into the first ones, facing 90 degrees to the first slices, to make a woven bacon piece; lay the woven bacon onto a burger, arranging bacon between heads, legs, and tails. Secure with toothpicks. Repeat with remaining bacon to make 3 more woven bacon pieces and cover remaining burgers with bacon.
• Place a baking rack into a large roasting pan; lay the bacon-wrapped turtle burgers onto the rack and cover lightly with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the burgers are no longer pink in the middle and hot dog ends are browned, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a burger should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

RED RIVER BURGER

Steps:

• Combine green onion or white onion, bread crumbs, serrano peppers, chipotle peppers, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add beef; mix well. Shape meat mixture into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
• For a charcoal grill, place patties on the grill rack directly over medium coals. Grill, uncovered, for 14 to 18 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the side of a patty registers 160°F, turning once.
• For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place patties on the grill rack; cover and grill as above.
• Grill or toast buns or bread. Serve burgers on grilled or toasted buns or bread topped, if desired, with flavored catsup, tomato slices, red onion slices, and serrano peppers.

ADIRONDACK RED WING BURGER

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, over medium heat. Add the carrot, celery, onion and garlic and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Reserve the skillet. Mix the turkey, dill and poultry seasoning into the vegetable mixture; season with salt and pepper. Form into 4 patties.
• In the reserved skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add the patties and cook, turning once, until firm, about 12 minutes; transfer to a plate. Add the butter to the skillet to melt, then stir in the hot sauce. Add the patties to the sauce, turning to coat. Top each with some of the blue cheese and a cheddar slice. Tent with foil, turn off the heat and let stand until the cheese is melted.
• Top each muffin bottom with some lettuce, a patty, some relish and a muffin top.