In a medium bowl, combine the ground turkey or pork with the melted cooking fat with your hands.
In a separate bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients.
Add the spice mixture to the meat mixture and combine well with your hands.
Form the mixture into patties of equal size. Mine made 11 perfectly-proportioned patties.
Be sure to make an indentation in each of your patties with your thumb, so they won't become puffy in the middle while they cook.
Fry the patties for 2-4 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through. Pressing down on the patties with a spatula while frying them will keep them flat.