Thanksgiving Burgers

Directions

1. 1
   Mix first 8 ingrediants with hands.
2. 2
   Your hands are one of your best tools!
3. 3
   heat up a large pan or griddle with a little bitof olive oil over medium heat
4. 4
   (tip taken from rachael ray) flatten out meat mixture in bowl so ir appears as one even layer.
5. 5
   so level it off by patting down with your finger's.
6. 6
   with index finger indent four equal portions on top of meat (draw a cross on top)
7. 7
   scoop out each portion, divide in half and work into a patty shape.
8. 8
   make them the size of your buns.
9. 9
   the meat will shrink up a little but not as much as beef.
10. 10
    once you have 8 equal patties start pan frying in batches.
11. 11
    about 3-4 minutes per side.
12. 12
    turkey cooks fast.
13. 13
    you want a nice brown color.
14. 14
    after all burgers are done cooking, cover with foil to begin gravy sauce.
15. 15
    in same pan you cooked the turkey in add the butter, more depending on the amount of fat already present in pan.
16. 16
    add flour and stir, this is the roux!
17. 17
    slowly stir in chk stock to a light boil, it will thicken.
18. 18
    once thickened slightly add the apple butter and whisk to a smooth consistency.
19. 19
    add salt and pepper to taste.
20. 20
    i grill my buns in butter then assemble as follows: bun, turkey burger, cheese, drizzled gravy, romaine lettuce, bun.
21. 21
    viola!
22. 22
    i serve mine with fries and drizzle thegravy on that aswell.
23. 23
    if you don't have all ingrediants make some creative substitutions.
24. 24
    don't be afraid to make it your own.