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Stuffed Chicken Kotleti Burgers

Chrissy
Inspired by a Russian favorite, these mushroom stuffed chicken kotleti burgers are stopped with a delicious dill sauce and a fresh slaw.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Russian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

For the burger

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 TB milk
  • 1 small onion, grated about 1/4 cup
  • 2 TB Greek yogurr
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour for dredging
  • oil for the pan

For the mushroom filling

  • 8 ounces fresh button mushrooms
  • 1 shallot minced
  • 1 TB unsalted butter

For the carrot slaw

  • 1 pound carrots peeled and shredded
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 TB olive oil
  • 5 TB white vinegar
  • 1 TB sugar
  • ⅛ tsp smoked paprika

For the dill sauce

  • 1 TB fresh dill chopped
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt

For the rest

  • 4 burger buns

Instructions
 

Make the burger base

  • Mix all the ingredients, save the flour, together in a bowl. The mixture will be very soft.

Make the mushroom filling

  • Melt the butter in a skillet. Add the shallot, season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Add the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 7 minutes until the mushrooms are softened, and all the liquid is evaporated. Set aside the mushroom stuffing.

Assemble the kotleti patties

  • Use moistened hands to shape the kotleti, otherwise they will be too soft to handle. Keep moistening your hands every time you make another. Take a portion of meat, form it into a meatball and make an indentation in the center. Place a heaping teaspoon of mushroom filling into the indentation. Cover the filling with the meat on the sides of the patty and shape into an oval or round.
  • Dredge the patty in the flour, brushing off the excess. Repeat with the remaining meat mixture and the mushroom stuffing.
  • Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add the kotleti and cook until golden on both sides, approximately 5-7 minutes per side.

Make the carrot slaw

  • Mix the carrots with the sugar and crushed garlic. Let it stand for 10 minutes.
  • Mix with the rest of the ingredients and let it stand for 6 hours. Before serving make sure you mix it thoroughly because the juice tends to settle on the bottom.

Make the dill sauce

  • Mix together 1 TB dill with ¼ cup of Greek yogurt.

Assemble the burgers

  • Bun-sauce-patty-slaw-bun. You got it.
Keyword 30-minute meals, burger, chicken