Islak Burger

Name: Islak Burger
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 small beef patties; 4 small buns; 2 cups tomato sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced

Islak Burger/IS-lahk BUR-ger/

About this dish

A soft, steamed burger soaked in a garlicky tomato sauce, an Istanbul street food specialty.

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Ingredients

🍔4 small beef patties

🍞4 small buns

🍅2 cups tomato sauce

🧄3 cloves garlic, minced

Method

Serves 2

Cook the beef patties on a griddle until done.

Place each patty in a bun.

Simmer tomato sauce with garlic until fragrant.

Dip the assembled burgers into the hot sauce, or steam them in a covered container with the sauce.

Serve warm and soft.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Islak burger, meaning 'wet burger', is a distinctly Istanbul street food, valued for its soft bun soaked in flavorful sauce.

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