Best Spicy Lamb And Mint Sausage Recipes

Lamb Sausage Patties with Fresh Mint, Feta, and Garlic image

Provided by Molly Wizenberg

Yield Makes 12 sausages

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 pounds ground lamb shoulder
2 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Place lamb in large bowl. Sprinkle garlic and salt over. Gently toss lamb to blend. Combine feta and mint in small bowl.
Divide lamb into 12 equal mounds. Using damp hands, shape each into ball. Working with 1 ball at a time, poke thumb into center to make hole. Press 1 teaspoon feta-mint filling into hole. Pinch hole closed, then press ball between palms to flatten into 3/4-inch-thick disk. Repeat with remaining lamb and feta-mint filling. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate.
Preheat oven to 250°F. Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Working in 2 batches, cook lamb sausages until browned on both sides and cooked to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium. Transfer sausages to rimmed baking sheet and place in oven to keep warm. Serve hot.

Spicy Lamb Sausage With Grilled Onions and Zucchini image

Provided by David Tanis

Time 1h

Yield 24 (2-ounce) sausages, 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 29

3 pounds ground lamb, or a mixture of half lamb and half beef or veal
2 teaspoons toasted cumin seeds
2 teaspoons toasted coriander seeds
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
6 allspice berries
2 teaspoons salt, more as needed
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
Pinch cinnamon
4 tablespoons mild paprika
8 large garlic cloves, smashed to a paste
1/2 teaspoon toasted cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon toasted coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon toasted caraway seeds
1 teaspoon paprika
Cayenne, to taste
2 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 sweet onions, such as Vidalia, in 1/2-inch crosswise slices
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
4 medium zucchini, in 1/2-inch lengthwise slices
2 heads bibb or other lettuce, washed
3 or 4 large ripe tomatoes, cut in wedges
2 tablespoons roughly chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons roughly chopped mint
Pita breads, optional

Steps:

To make the sausage, put ground lamb in a mixing bowl. Using a spice mill or mortar and pestle, grind cumin, coriander, black pepper and allspice. Add to lamb, along with salt, cayenne, cinnamon, paprika and garlic. Mix well with hands to incorporate. Fry a little piece of the mixture in a small skillet. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt if necessary. Mix again and refrigerate at least 2 hours or, preferably, overnight. Form mixture into 24 two-ounce patties.
To make the vinaigrette, grind cumin, coriander and caraway. Combine with paprika and a good pinch of cayenne in a small bowl. Add garlic, vinegar, lemon juice and salt. Whisk in olive oil.
Light a charcoal grill or use a grill pan. The heat should be moderate. Grill sausages, in batches if necessary, for about 2 minutes per side, until just done. Keep warm. Paint onion slices with a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and grill until softened slightly, about 2 minutes per side. Repeat with zucchini. Keep at room temperature.
Line a large platter with lettuce leaves and pile sausages in the middle. Arrange onions and zucchini around the platter. Salt the tomatoes and distribute. Whisk the vinaigrette, then drizzle over everything. Sprinkle with cilantro and mint, and serve with warm pita breads, if desired.

Lamb Sausage image

Provided by Food Network

Categories appetizer

Time 1h55m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 25

8 cups beef broth
8 cups port wine
7 bay leaves
5 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup whole peppercorns (mixed colors)
1 onion, halved, skin on
3 tablespoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 pounds ground leg of lamb
6 whole eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cups chopped pistachios
1/4 cup shallots, minced
1/4 cup garlic, minced
1 cup finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1/4 cup port
1 tablespoon ground allspice
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
Dried bread crumbs

Steps:

To make the poaching liquid: In a shallow 3-quart pot, add all ingredients. Bring to a simmer.
To make the lamb sausage: Mix all ingredients except bread crumbs in a large bowl; add 1 to 2 cups bread crumbs until mixture can form a shape without sticking to your hands. Cut cellophane into 8 by 8-inch squares. Place 2 tablespoons of mixture in a tube shape and roll into cellophane, twisting the ends like a tootsie roll for a tight sausage shape. Test 1 sausage in boiling poaching liquid for approximately 20 minutes before cooking all sausages. Let cool in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Slice sausage to check consistency, if it falls apart, add more bread crumbs to mixture.

Lamb Patties with Mint Sauce image

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon anchovy paste
1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1/4 cup minced fresh mint leaves
1 large egg, beaten lightly
3/4 pound ground lamb
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 cup minced onion
1/4 cup fresh fine bread crumbs

Steps:

In a small bowl stir together the lemon juice, the vinegar, the water, the soy sauce, the garlic, the sugar, the anchovy paste, the red pepper flakes, and the mint until the sugar is dissolved. In a bowl combine well the egg, the lamb, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, the onion, the bread crumbs, and salt and pepper to taste, form the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties, and broil the patties on the rack of a foil-lined broiler pan under a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the heat for 6 minutes. Turn the patties and broil them 6 minutes more, or until they are just cooked through. Transfer the patties to 2 plates and spoon the sauce over them.