Two hamburgers with lettuce, tomato, and sauce are served on a slate board next to a small bowl of French fries.

Bonsai Turkey Mini Burgers

Serves 24 servings

Ingredients

3 pounds ground turkey
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced ginger
1 tablespoon salt
24 small brioche buns, split
Kikkoman Sushi Sauce
24 slices tomato
24 slices avocado
24 pieces red leaf lettuce
Wasabi mayonnaise
Tempura sweet potato fries (recipe below)
Toasted sesame seed
Nori seaweed strips

Directions

Mix turkey, garlic, ginger and salt. Form into twenty-four 2-ounce burger patties.

For each serving, to order, grill cut sides of 1 bun. Grill 1 burger until nicely grill-marked and cooked through, brushing generously with sushi sauce on both sides as it cooks. Place burger on bottom of bun with 1 tomato slice, 1 avocado slice, 1 piece lettuce and a dollop of mayonnaise; close bun. Place on plate with tempura sweet potatoes fries on the side. Drizzle fries with sushi sauce; sprinkle with sesame seed and nori strips.

To make tempura sweet potato fries, mix 12 cups tempura batter mix with 6 tablespoons ancho chili powder; add 12 cups ice water. For each serving, to order, dip 4 ounces frozen sweet potato fries in prepared tempura batter; deep-fry in hot (350°F) vegetable oil until golden brown.

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