Koopers Turducken Burger

Since there seems to be no Turducken Burger recipes here on Food.com, I decided to submit one from a local TV station. You can see the original recipe at http://www.wbaltv.com/news/entertainment/food/koopers-turducken-burger/-/9379056/22850394/-/tanda7/-/index.html

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 ounces  ground turkey breast
• 2 1⁄2 ounces  ground chicken breast
• 2 1⁄2 ounces  skinless duck breasts, ground
• 1  tablespoon  minced shallot
• 1  teaspoon fresh sage, chopped
• 1  teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1  teaspoon fresh tarragon, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 4  brioche  buns
•  Baby Spinach
• 2  tomatoes
• 4  slices  of irish porter cheddar cheese
• 2  ounces bacon grease
• 8  slices bacon

• Cranberry-Dijon Mustard Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup  cranberry  puree
• 1  tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1  tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. * Personal note:
2. I suggest that you soak your duck breast in very cold light brine for 24-48 hours to get the gamey flavor out of it. Change the brine after each day.
3. Brine Recipe:
4. 4 cups water.
5. 1/4 cup salt.
6. 1/4 cup Brown Sugar.
7. Heat water to boiling, dissolve salt and sugar into water. Let brine cool completely before submerging duck breasts in chunks. I recommend placing it into the refrigerator to get it cold.
8. Patties:
9. In a bowl, add the meat, herbs and salt and pepper. Mix all together well done making 8-oz. each patty.
10. Grill your Turducken patties to minimum 165 degrees and melt your Irish Porter Cheese on them. The bacon grease adds fat, we want to aim for a 80/20 mix of meat to fat, much like ground beef.
11. To build the burger:
12. Brioche Bun.
13. 2 Bacon Strips.
14. Baby Spinach.
15. Tomato.
16. 2 Oz of Cranberry-Dijon Mustard Sauce.
17. Turducken Patty + Cheese.
18. Brioche Bun.
19. Sauce:
20. In a small bowl, mix all ingredients together.