Jamaican Turkey Burgers

Jamaican Grilled Pineapple & Glazed Plantains
Serves about 12
With the summer BBQ season upon us and everyone itching for one of your famous burgers from your BBQ, you're sure to raising the bar when it comes to grilled my Jamaican spiced turkey burgers.
Serve those on our favorite roll and some frosty beverages.

You will need:

• 5Lbs Ground Turkey meat
• .25 cup Jerk Seasoning Mix from your grocery store
• 6 oz Rum
• 1 ea Pineapple
• 4 ea Ripe Plantains
• 16 oz Your favorite BBQ sauce. When I cannot use my own homemade, I prefer Sweet Baby Rays. But this is your call.

Combine turkey, jerk seasoning, dark rum & mix well throughout incorporate. Cover & refrigerate for 4 hours or even better overnight.
Form patties into 10 to 12 seven ounce round patties. Place on wax paper lined tray

Homemade DJD
Dry Jerk Seasoning

You will need:

• 1 Tbl Onion - Grated Dried Chopped
• 2 Tea. Dried Thyme Leaves
• 2 Tea Kosher Salt
• 1 Tea. Allspice
• 1/4 Tea. Nutmeg
• 1/2 Tea. Ground Cinnamon
• 5 ea. Hot Peppers - Finely Ground
• 1 Tea. Black Pepper
• 1 Table Ground Ginger
• 1 Table Granulated Garlic

Mix dry rub in bowl, transfer to airtight jar.
Wash peeled, cored and sliced pineapple into about 12 even circles. Lightly coat with olive oil & set aside until ready to grill.
Wash your plantains leaving peel on & Splitting it lengthwise. Lightly oil the flesh side of the plantain.

Clean your grill with a grill brush and wipe the grates with a towel. Lightly oil the grates on the grill and your turkey patties. Dust turkey patties with a small amount of DJD on both sides and grill them over medium heat for 5-7 minutes per side, depending on the thickness and the temperature of the grill. At the same time you can grill the pineapple over medium heat. 3 or 4 minutes on each side, until lightly charred.
Move them aside & start grilling the plantains. Cook the plantains about 3-5 minutes over medium heat. Once they are golden brown, peel pack the skin & brush with your bbq sauce. Try to get a nice glaze & carmelization of the sugars on the plantain, by applying thin layers of sauce frequently. Closing the lid on the grill will help achieve this.

Everything should just about be ready now. Serve by assembling the turkey burgers on your favorite roll; top it with the grilled pineapple slices & a small amount of the bbq sauce.
Serve the plantains as a side side.

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