LAMB MERGUEZ SAUSAGE PATTIES

Lamb Merguez Sausage Patties image

Merguez sausage is not commonly stocked at the grocery store, so I decided to come up with an easy home version.

Provided by Chef John

Categories World Cuisine Recipes African

Time P1DT20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
3 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons harissa, or to taste (see Ingredient note)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 pound lean ground lamb
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

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.
Combine ground lamb and the spice paste together with a fork in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.7 calories, Carbohydrate 2.8 g, Cholesterol 75.9 mg, Fat 19.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 19.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 718.4 mg, Sugar 0.5 g