Chicken Fennel Burger

Ever tried the combo of fennel seeds and meat, any meat? The magic is in fennel, not in the meat. Using fennel just completely changes the flavor of meat, for that matter, use in veggies, and you will be surprised as hell.

People across globe find it hard to create a good flavorful chicken burger, hence came fried chicken burgers, but we have number of recipes for other meats. Why so? ‘Cos chicken is so tender, it can’t be cooked for long? Thing is, for chicken, chefs have to take a risk or two, otherwise, we have number of chicken recipes, only from France, so just think about how many are there in whole wide world.

For Chicken burger, we will make patties, but remember, need to take care of chicken as ground chicken will be way too dry if not cooked properly. Now some Chefs will say use bacon or pork fat for moisture in chicken, but hey, what kind of chicken burger will it be if we mix other meat in it. So, we will use an Indian magical ingredient, clarified butter (Ghee), which is made from unsalted butter. Now the Ghee will have its own flavor so to overcome it, we will use fennel seeds, and voila, we have Eureka.

CHICKEN BURGERS

    5 tablespoons fennel seeds, crushed

    1 cup finely chopped red onion

    9 small garlic cloves, minced with pinch of salt

    2 teaspoon table salt

    4 teaspoons Kashmir Red Chili Powder, for color and flavor

    2 pound ground chicken

    8 burger buns

    Dill Pickle slices

    Cheese slices, optional

    Mayo, optional

    Salad, optional

METHOD:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine onion, garlic, fennel seeds, salt and chili powder.
• Add Chicken and mix the ingredients evenly.
• Add Clarified butter mixing gently until the seasonings are well incorporated, but taking care not to overwork the chicken. We don't want mushy chicken paste.
• Divide the seasoned chicken mix into eight portions and shape into patties. Place the patties on a plate and chill for at least 4 hours.
• Heat a grill pan to medium high and cook the patties. Remember the chicken cooks really fast. So it will take max 3-4 minutes a side.
• Remove Patties from the pan and allow them to rest briefly before serving.
• Place the burgers on toasted buns and top each one with a little of the fennel seeds and dill pickle slices.
• For different combinations, use cheese, mayo and salads of your choice, and enjoy

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