Tag: Ground Lamb

Spiced Lamb with Saffron Couscous

Because I usually have a recipe in mind when I go food shopping, it’s pretty rare that I come home with a rogue ingredient. But recently, while picking up ground beef and sausage for my Meatballs and Tomato Sauce at Primal Supply, I noticed that they had ground lamb, and felt compelled to buy it.

I didn’t exactly have a goal for the ground lamb, but decided to work with ingredients that I know work well with the flavors of lamb: cumin, saffron, mint, and cinnamon.

The result was Spiced Lamb with Saffron Couscous: saffron couscous, topped with flavorful ground lamb, pistachios, feta, dried apricots, and fresh mint!

Ingredients:

Couscous:

  • 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed between your fingers
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Spiced Lamb:

  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped shallots
  • 2 lbs ground lamb

For topping:

  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
  • 2 ounces crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup dried apricots
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • fresh lemon juice

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Goat Cheese Stuffed Lamb Burgers

Oh yes, you read that correctly. A delicious grilled lamb burger, with goat cheese inside. I have been craving Goat Cheese Stuffed Lamb Burgers for a good week now and finally managed to find ground lamb (which was surprisingly difficult for some reason) to make them. I used a recipe off of Finish Your Broccoli‘s blog that she made a while back to make the actual burger. I took some liberty in making it but for the most part it’s basically the same.

 

Ingredients:
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 3 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp minced fresh mint
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • Pinch cayenne
  • 4 oz log goat cheese
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped basil
  • Tzatziki
  • Sliced cucumber
  • Pita bread or hamburger buns, toasted

Add the ground lamb, plain yogurt, panko, mint, salt, pepper, cumin, and cayenne to a large bowl.

Mix to combine.

Add the goat cheese, olive oil, parsley, and basil to a small bowl.

Mix to combine.

Take the meat mixture and divide it evenly into four patties.

Make a well in each patty and add an equal amount of the cheese mixture into each well.

Form the meat patty around the cheese mixture.

Heat a grill pan (or grill) and cook the burger to your liking. Because they are so thick, you might need to cook them long and slow.

Grill the hamburger buns or pita bread.

Top the burger with tzatziki and sliced cucumber.

And there you have it!

You bite in and get a really delicious, moist burger.

With a flavorful, gooey center.

Mmmm.

This is EXACTLY what I was craving. And it’s really quick! What more could you ask for?
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