Description
Tasty grilled Kofta Burgers, taking simple ingredients and elevating them!
Ingredients
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Kofta Burgers
- 1.5 lb ground lamb ~ 85/15 (could sub beef)
- 3/4 large onion, diced
- 1 large tomato, diced
- small bunch of flat leaf parsley, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 tsp kosher salt (adjust to taste)
- 1.5 tsp all spice
Yogurt SumacĀ Sauce
- 1 cup whole milk yogurt (find my labneh recipe here)
- 1 heaping tsp toum, or 1 large clove garlic mashed
- 1 tsp sumac spice
- 1/2-1 tsp kosher salt (adjust to taste)
Instructions
Kofta Burgers
- In a large bowl, add your ground lamb, onion, tomato, parsley and spices.
- Using clean hands, mix all the ingredients together until all are combined.
- Begin shaping into round burger shaped patties, about 1/4 pound each. You should be able to make 6 burgers with 1.5 pounds.
- Make a hole in the center of your burger with your finger, this is supposed to help with keeping the burger the same size and not shrinking.
- Place on heated medium/high grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side for medium-well.
- Remove from heat and assemble on your choice of bread. Add lettuce, tomato, onion, yogurt sumac sauce and even some feta cheese for an added bonus.
- Enjoy!
Notes
You may make burger patties ahead of time and freeze to prepare at a later date. Wrap individual burgers in freezer paper, pull out and grill frozen when ready. You may need some additional time on the grill.