Lamb Merguez Sausage Patties
Description
Combine ground lamb with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, turmeric, garlic, and harissa sauce for a spicy, Merguez-style sausage perfect for burgers, breakfast, or any meal.
Ingredients
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
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1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
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3 cloves garlic, peeled
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2 tablespoons harissa, or to taste (see Ingredient note)
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1 tablespoon tomato paste
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1 pound lean ground lamb
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1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
1
Combine salt and fennel seeds in a mortar and pestle and pound until fine. Stir cumin, cinnamon, coriander, turmeric, and garlic cloves into the salt mixture and continue grinding to form a thick paste. Stir in harissa sauce and tomato paste until combined.
2
Combine ground lamb and the spice paste together with a fork in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
3
Form sausage into patties. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties until no longer pink inside, 5 to 8 minutes per side, depending on the size of the patties.