My hubby is the king of the grill! At least around our house. And nothing would please me more than having him as my first guest contributor on A Southern Girl's Guide. He makes a mean burger and is a creative genius when it comes to mixing up such an American classic. We are especially fond of burgers in our house as my husband and sons do them together in a series of culinary delights that my husband has deemed Burgers Around the World. For more on that see the Burgers Around the World tab up above. Todays, he's sharing Thanksgiving on a Bun. It was so delicious and fun!
Take it away my love...
When you think of Thanksgiving dinner, most people think of a roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and a pumpkin pie for dessert. If you are a historian you think that the real first Thanksgiving more than likely had more lobsters and seafood than turkey and fixings. However, if you talk to people who were actually at the first Thanksgiving, you’ll learn they served Plymouth Rock Burgers. So if you need a creative way to use up you’re leftovers or you just have a Thanksgiving craving in June, the Plymouth Rock Burger will be sure to satisfy.
Sweet Potato Aioli
· ¼ brown sugar
· 1 cup water
· 1 egg yolk
· Juice of ½ a lemon
· 1 tbls minced garlic
· 1 cup olive oil
· 1 sweet potato
· Salt and pepper to taste
Peel and cube the sweet potato and steam until soft. Dissolve the sugar in the water over medium heat then set to cool. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a blender then mix in sugar water and sweet potatoes until smooth. The final consistency should be not too runny, but not too thick.
The Patty
· 1.3 lbs ground turkey
· 1 tbls mix of traditional Thanksgiving spices
- thyme, oregano, marjoram, basil, rosemary, sage
· ½ tbls of ground pepper
· 1 egg white
· 1 cup bread stuffing
· ½ finely diced onion
· Salt
· 1 tbls minced garlic
Mix all ingredients and store in the refrigerator for an hour. After an hour, fire up the grill on high heat, then make patties as big or small as you want. I always put a dimple on the top of the patty with by thumb so the burger isn't rounded after it cooks. Sear on high heat for 5 minutes a side and then turn the heat down to medium and cook until the inside temp is at least 165. Lightly toast the buns on the top rack to get grill marks on them.
The Rest
· Potato rolls
· Collard greens, I recommend a Southern Girl cooks those. perhaps she can share her secrets one day
· French fried onions
· Can of cranberry sauce
The Stack
bun - aioli - burger - collards - a couple thin slices of cranberry sauce - more aioli - fried onions - bun.........enjoy
Interesting Facts about Plymouth Rock
The rock has been broken in two with a combined weight of 10 tons
The longitude of Plymouth Rock = 70° 40'
The latitude of Plymouth Rock = 41° 57' 30"
It was thin pickings for traditional music of Plymouth Rock, but I think Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving Song is authentic
This sounds and looks delish!! So loving this blog!
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