Lamb Merguez Sausage Patties

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 268 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Combine ground lamb and the spice paste together with a fork in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.