Why is it when you go grocery shopping, you inevitably wind up hungry? While out getting supplies for the next round of barbecuing, I stumbled upon a charity type barbecue. Naturally hungry, because I was grocery shopping, I ordered a chicken burger. What I received was a chicken cutlet that had some sort of breaded coating on it. It felt a little greasy even though it was grilled. It was rather depressing, even if it was one of the better chicken burgers. I know you know the ones I am talking about. Those gross pressed, you hope its meat, patties covered in breaded coating and you have to drown it in ketchup to eat it. Cafeteria food, that seemed the bee’s knees when you were young but realize now is totally wrong.

So there you have it. Inspiration strikes once more, like a shovel to the back of your head. REAL chicken burgers. Immediately I set out to find a decent recipe and see what a real chicken burger was all about. This is what I found.

METHOD

1. Combine the ground and diced chicken with the onion, garlic, jalapeño, ¼ cup of the Gourmet–Style Barbecue Sauce, the bread crumbs, and the seasoning. Mix well, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
2. Form into 12 equal–sized patties as uniform in size and thickness as possible.
3. Preheat grill to medium–high, 450ºF.
4. Brush burgers with oil. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until juices run clear and burger is well done (an instant–read meat thermometer should show an internal temperature of 165ºF). Brush remaining barbecue sauce on the burgers as they grill.
5. Grill buns, cut side down, to toast.
6. Place burgers on the buns and serve immediately with your favourite garnishes.

There you go folks. A real chicken burger recipe for you to try. These will impress and taste great. What can’t these little guys do? How did yours turn out? Email me and tell me about it.

Happy Grilling!