Tired of traditional Thanksgiving? Consider the turkey burger.
Thanksgiving week is turkey burgers鈥� equivalent of birthdays: It鈥檚 when they get to be the center of attention and appreciated for a few days before they go back to being ignored.
Like a lot of burger concepts, the Zinburger chain nine East Coast locations offers a special Thanksgiving Burger this week, and it looks to be a fine one: A freshly ground turkey patty with hearts of palm stuffing, cranberry sauce, mayo and shredded lettuce.
But at Zinburger, the turkey burger doesn鈥檛 hide unnoticed and unloved at the bottom of the menu during the rest of the year. Year-round the chin menus a deceptively simple turkey burger that for the past two year has been one of its top sellers, more popular than any of the three chicken burgers, the veggie burger or the ahi sandwich.
鈥淎s with any good burger, the key is the quality of the meat and letting that shine through,鈥� says Zinburger Executive Chef David Maini. 鈥淲e use fresh breast meat that we grind in-house. We sear it quickly to lock in juices, cook it through and then keep it simple.鈥�
The build includes Swiss cheese, lettuce, mayo and sprouts. It鈥檚 a juicy, appealing burger that sells on its own, Maini says, not as an alternative to beef or anything else. Its popularity is 鈥渁cross the board鈥� and defined by gender or age group, he says.
Earlier this month, BurgerBusiness.com compiled聽聽but in addition to Zinburger鈥檚 entry there are a few others that merit attention for audacity if not always culinary acumen.
罢丑别听Burger 21聽chain is tackling a legend. The Decadent Turducken Burger features a hand-formed turkey burger stuffed with a blend of rosemary chicken inside of duck. It tops this with melted Brie and house-made cherry, cranberry and red apple chutney.
Zombie Burger + Drink Lab听颈苍 Des Moines, Iowa, can be counted on to offer something special and it doesn鈥檛 disappoint. The Thankskilling tops a beef patty with smoked pulled turkey, mashed potato croquette, turkey gravy, fried onion strings and sage stuffing. Still hungry? Try the special Sweet Potato Shake.
贵颈苍补濒濒测,听Hopdoddy Burger Bar听颈苍 Texas, Arizona and now Colorado is taking the prize for verticality with the Thanksgiving on a Bun. Neatly stacked are an all-natural turkey patty, sage pesto, jalape艌o cornbread stuffing, house-made ginger-cranberry chutney, Gouda cheese and, why not, bacon Brussels sprouts salad.
