Chicken Marsala Burgers
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: The Great Big Burger Book
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Chicken, Hamburgers, Main Dish
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 10 ounces white mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup dry marsala, plus
- 2 tablespoons dry marsala
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely chopped black pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 6 hamburger buns with sesame seeds
Directions
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In a small bowl, make a slurry by mixing the flour with ½ cup of broth; set aside.
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Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over med-high heat; add in the shallots and cook 1 minute or until translucent.
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Lower heat to medium; add in the mushrooms; stir to combine with the shallots.
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Add in ¼ cup of broth; continue to cook for 5 minutes.
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Add ¼ cup Marsala, the salt and pepper; continue to cook 10-15 minutes or until the liquid is reduced by about three-quarters.
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Stir in the parsley and slurry; transfer mixture to a medium bowl.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons Marsala into the ground chicken using your hands.
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Form into 6 patties, 1-inch thick.
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Place the burgers, together with the remaining ¼ cup broth in the same skillet and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
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Add the mushroom mixture to the skillet and continue to cook 5 minutes.
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Serve it up on toasted sesame seed bunds or thickly sliced Italian country bread; top it off with the mushroom mixture.