Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Lamb Burgers

Over the weekend, I decided to make a recipe for Lamb Burgers with yogurt sauce that I actually found in an old issue of Glamour. This recipe is a keeper!

Lamb Burgers source: Glamour
Makes 8 burgers



2 tbsp. vegetable oil
For burgers:
2 lbs. ground lamb
1/2 cup diced shallots
1 cup chopped mint
1 1/2 tsp. each celery salt, ground cumin, ground paprika, and chili powder
1/4 cup ketchup
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
For yogurt sauce:
1 cup Greek yogurt ( For Atlantans, my favorite is Atlanta Fresh Greek Yogurt )
1/4 cup chopped mint
Hot sauce
For assembly:
Pitas (I like Whole Wheat), tops cut off
Chopped lettuce (I prefer mixed greens)
Minced red onion
Diced tomatoes


1. In a bowl, combine burger ingredients until just incorporated-you don't want to overwork the meat. Take 1/2 cup of mixture and shape into a small patty. Repeat for the rest of meat.
2. Make yogurt sauce; in small bowl combine Greek yogurt, mint and enough hot sauce to taste.
3. Heat saute pan over medium heat, add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil and cook patties for a total of 8 minutes to achieve a medium-rare doneness, or longer if desired.
4. Place everything in individual serving dishes and let your guests assemble their own burgers.




5 comments:

Janet said...

Sounds DELISH! Another good one to make when you invite Mom over!!!

da vinci said...
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da vinci said...

hey .. your one post away from a new minivan .. see my prediction came true .. nice blog .. i'll try some of the stuff this weekend

also .. try it with smoked paprika next time .. I think you will like the results

da vinci said...

oh I forgot to add .. try marinating the onions in some lime for around 30 minutes before serving

This is very similar to a lamb kabob roll we get in india

vinointhekitchen said...

good tips- I'll try that next time