Buffalo Chicken Burgers
 
 
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup salted butter
  • ½ cup buffalo wing sauce
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 pound ground chicken (dark and white meat)
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 4 brioche buns, halved and toasted
  • Carrot and Celery Slaw (recipe follows)
CARROT AND CELERY SLAW
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 cup shredded green cabbage
  • 1 cup carrot ribbons
  • ½ cup celery ribbons
  • ½ teaspoon celery seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in buffalo sauce and honey; simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together chicken, red pepper, salt, garlic powder, and fennel. Divide mixture into 4 portions, and shape each portion into a 4-inch patty.
  3. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add patties to skillet; cook for 4 minutes. Turn patties, and brush with buffalo sauce mixture; cook 4 minutes more. Serve patties on buns with additional buffalo sauce mixture and Carrot and Celery Slaw.
CARROT AND CELERY SLAW
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Stir in cabbage, carrot, celery, celery seeds, salt, and pepper. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Drain, and return to bowl; stir in blue cheese. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe by Southern Cast Iron at https://southerncastiron.com/buffalo-chicken-burgers/