Smashed Turkey Cheeseburgers – Ontario Turkey

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (907 g) ground Ontario Turkey
• 2 green onions , finely chopped
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh dill
• 4 tsp (20 mL) potato or corn starch
• 2 tsp (10 mL) salt
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground black pepper
• ½ cup (120 mL) crispy fried onion pieces
• 1 medium sized red onion, peel ed and super thinly sliced into rings
• 1 medium sized sweet onion, peeled and super thinly sliced into rings
• 2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 8 slices pancetta
• ¼ cup ( 57 g) softened butter , divided
• 8 slices ripe tomato (1 or 2 tomatoes is plenty)
• 2 cups ( 226 g) shredded smoked cheese (smoked cheddar, mozzarella, gouda all work great)
• 8 soft hamburger buns
• 8 tsp (40 mL) onion dip, store bought works great or take a half a pack of onion soup mix and stir it into some full fat sour cream and add some green onion
• Optional toppings as desired
• Large cast iron griddle or fry pan – I use grilling stones which achieve the same purpose
• C an be done in the house in a regular fry pan
• Heavy duty spatula for smashing the burgers