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Turkey Provolone Burgers with Fennel-Shallot Marmalade

Name: Turkey Provolone Burgers with Fennel-Shallot Marmalade
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 6 burgers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50 g sugar, 1/4 cup; 2 tbsp sherry vinegar; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 English cucumber, sliced lengthwise into thin ribbons on a mandoline; 100 g sugar, 1/2 cup; 120 ml champagne vinegar, 1/2 cup; 2 medium shallots, finely chopped; 1 small fennel bulb, minced, about 1 cup; 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste; 900 g ground turkey, half light meat, half dark meat (2 lb); 170 g aged provolone cheese, grated (6 oz); 4 tsp fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped (1 tbsp plus 1 tsp); 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp ground sage; 6 burger buns, lightly toasted

Juicy patties of ground turkey folded with grated aged provolone, dressed with a sweet-tart fennel and shallot marmalade and quick-pickled cucumber ribbons. Both garnishes keep for days, so only the patties need cooking on the day.

YieldMakes 6 burgers
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total3 h 30 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Pickled cucumber strips

50 gsugar, 1/4 cup
2 tbspsherry vinegar
1 tspkosher salt
1English cucumber, sliced lengthwise into thin ribbons on a mandoline

Fennel-shallot marmalade

100 gsugar, 1/2 cup
120 mlchampagne vinegar, 1/2 cup
2medium shallots, finely chopped
1small fennel bulb, minced, about 1 cup
1 tspkosher salt, plus more to taste