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Islak Burger
Preparation info
- Makes
4
hamburgers - Difficulty
Easy
- Ready in
30 min
Appears in
Published 2015
You can find these little burgers, doused in a garlicky tomato sauce, day and night in Taksim Square, waiting in their Turkish bath for a passing reveller to sate their ravishing hunger. Some add a touch of mild or hot biber salçasi (Turkish chilli paste) to the mix.
Ingredients
3 150 ml 5 fl oz
Method
Crush the garlic with a little salt using a mortar and pestle. Mix together the tomato passata, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the garlic in a large bowl. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Set aside. Divide the meat into four equal portions, and shape into four patties. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, sear the patties quickly on both sides (about 1 minute) in the remainin