Chickenburgers

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds CHICKEN
3 BREAD, SOFT, slices
1 ONION, CUT, medium
1 SALT
GROUND PEPPER, FRESH
EGG
FLOUR
BUTTER

Directions

Cut chicken meat from carcass. Do not use skin. Save carcass and skin to make chicken broth. Cut chicken meat into 1-2 be about 2½ c.

Lock bowl in position. Insert steel blade. Add bread, onion, salt, pepper and egg. Process until onion is chopped fine. Remove to a bowl.

Add chicken about 1 c at a time and process with steel blade until finely chopped. Continue until all chicken is processed, adding bread mixture after each processing. Mix lightly to blend. Chill well.

Shape into patties. Dip in flour. Heat butter in skillet and saute patties over moderate heat, about 10 minutes turning to brown both sides.

Serve with chili sauce, if desired, and a white Zinfandel wine. This is the basic Chickenburger recipe. Variations can be made as follows: Add to bread mixture while it is processing--6-8 sprigs of parsley; or ½ t fresh grated nutmeg; or ½ c blanched almonds; or ½ t poultry seasonings.

Yield: About 6 patties; or to serve on buns, makes 8; or several of cocktail size.

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