Turkey Patties With Tarragon Mustard Gravy Recipes

TARRAGON TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine cubed bread and milk. Mash together until milk is completely incorporated.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Gently mix with spoon or hands, being careful not to overmix, but be sure to completely mix in bread mixture.
• Form into four patties.
• Grill (or cook in frying pan), as desired, turning once, until turkey is cooked through.

TURKEY BURGERS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• In a bowl stir together turkey, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard and form into two 3/4-inch-thick burgers. Season burgers with salt and pepper.
• In a large heavy skillet heat 2 teaspoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté burgers until cooked through, about 6 minutes on each side. Transfer burgers to a plate.
• To skillet add onion and remaining teaspoon oil and cook over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and sage and cook, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated. In a small bowl whisk together broth and flour until flour is dissolved and stir into mushrooms. Simmer gravy, stirring, 5 minutes and spoon over burgers.
• Serve burgers with cranberry sauce.

ROAST TURKEY WITH BACON, TARRAGON AND APPLEJACK GRAVY

Steps:

• Make turkey:
• Stir jelly, 1/2 cup butter, apple juice concentrate and 2 tablespoons tarragon in small saucepan over medium heat until butter and jelly melt. Remove glaze from heat. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature and rewhisk before using.)
• Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 375°F. Place small rack in center of large roasting pan. Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and carrot; saut until dark brown, about 12 minutes. Sprinkle vegetables and turkey neck pieces around rack in pan.
• Stir remaining 6 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons tarragon in heavy small saucepan until butter melts. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels. Place turkey on rack in pan. Starting at neck end, slide hand between skin and breast meat to loosen skin. Brush 3 tablespoons tarragon butter over breast meat under skin. If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity. Brush remaining tarragon butter over outside of turkey. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper. Tuck wing tips under turkey; tie legs together to hold shape.
• Roast turkey 45 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; add 1 cup broth to pan. Cover turkey loosely with foil. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F., adding 1 cup broth and basting with pan juices every 1/2 hour and brushing with 1/3 cup glaze twice during last 2 hours, about 4 1/4 hours longer if unstuffed or 4 3/4 hours longer if stuffed.
• Transfer turkey to platter. Tent with foil; let stand 1/2 hour. Reserve pan juices.
• Make gravy:
• Mix 1/2 cup glaze and flour in small bowl to blend. Strain pan juices into large measuring cup, pressing on solids; spoon off fat. Add enough broth to measure 6 cups.
• Sauté bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Pour off fat. Add broth mixture to saucepan and bring to boil. Whisk in glaze-flour mixture and tarragon, then applejack. Simmer until thickened to sauce, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

TURKEY AND DRESSING PATTIES WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix together turkey, dressing, and enough gravy to hold mixture together. If needed add enough bread crumbs to be able to make patty shaped.
• In a medium sized skillet, heat oil until hot but not smoking.
• Shape turkey mixture into two patties.
• Add to skillet, fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes on each side.
• Remove to serving plate, add rest of warmed up gravy over patties.

TURKEY PATTIES WITH TARRAGON-MUSTARD GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients and 4 1/2 teaspoons tarragon in medium bowl. Using moistened hands, divide mixture into 4 parts. Shape each into 1/2-inch-thick oval patty.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties; sauté until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Add broth, mustard and 1 teaspoon tarragon to skillet. Boil until gravy has reduced enough to coat spoon, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. Spoon over patties.