Lamb Patties With Harissa

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 jalapeno peppers
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground lamb
• 2 tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons onions, grated
• 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 1/4 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cut off stems of jalapenos. cut each jalapeno in half and remove seeds. chop coarsely.
• 2 put jalapenos, garlic, caraway seeds, 1/4 tsp cumin, coriander and 1/2 cup olive oil in a food processor and blend to a fine liquid texture. scrape down sides of bowl as needed. set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, combine lamb, 2 tbls garlic, onion, parsley, paprika, red pepper flakes, 1 tsp cumin, black pepper and salt. mix thoroughly by hand.
• 4 shape into 8 equal patties.
• 5 heat 1 tbls. olive oil in a large non-stick skillet, over medium-high heat. add patties and cook about 3 minutes on each side.
• 6 drain on paper towels.
• 7 serve with a dollop of room temperature harissa sauce.