Bursting with North African spices and drizzled with Tzatziki, these Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers are a whole new level of burger!
With so many lamb recipes on my blog, I am astonished I didn’t already have a proper lamb burger recipe on Easy Peasy Foodie. A massive omission, for which I am truly sorry ?
Lamb makes such fab burgers, and goes so well with so many flavours it was tricky to decide what to make. I could have gone Greek, Mexican, classic British with some fresh mint or Italian. But in the end I decided to go Moroccan, with a delicious combo of garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, paprika and chilli.
In truth I have no idea whether they make spicy lamb burgers in Morocco, but what I wanted to do here was encapsulate all the delicious flavours of a Moroccan lamb tagine, but in burger form (bit like when I did it with Christmas, one year – all the flavours of Christmas dinner in a burger – it’s got to be tried!)
Not one to necessarily stick with one cuisine in one dish, I then topped these fab little lamb tagine burgers with tzatziki. Although Tzatziki is officially Greek, versions of yogurt, minty and garlicky sauces are found all over the Middle East, so I figured it wasn’t too much of a stretch.
And obviously those yogurt, minty, garlicky flavours go AMAZINGLY WELL with spicy lamb – a little bit of a twist on that mint sauce vibe. So what with burgers being American, mint sauce being British and brioche being French, I make that at least 5 countries represented in these burgers – I think it’s safe to call these Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers – ‘fusion food’!!
If you have never made homemade burgers before, don’t be put off – these Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers are super easy to make: simply put the lamb mince (ground lamb), spices, garlic, chilli etc. in a large bowl and mix together with your hands (lots of squidging basically!), then shape into 4 patties and grill or barbecue for 5 minutes each side, et voila. Couldn’t be simpler.
I like to serve these Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers on a brioche bun with lettuce and tomato underneath and a good, big dollop of homemade tzatziki on the top.
To be honest one of these babies is a meal in itself, but if you are feeling in need of a few extra carbs, serve with a side of potato wedges, Mexican Spiced Sweet Potato Cubes or Parmentier Potatoes. Alternatively wait until next week where I’ll be sharing my recipe for Roasted New Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary – you won’t be sorry!
Wine wise, these Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers pretty much go with the same type of wine that you’d serve with a Lamb tagine: Cotes di Rhone, Southern French or Spanish Grenache, Rioja, Chilean Merlot… that kind of thing.
Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers
Ingredients
Spicy Moroccan Lamb Burgers
- 500 g lamb mince
- 2 cloves garlic grated or crushed
- 1 small onion finely grated
- 3 cm ginger grated
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes (or more if you like things hotter!)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
To Serve
- Tzatziki
- Burger buns
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes sliced
Instructions
- Place all the burger ingredients in a large bowl and mix together with your hands until thoroughly combined. Really give it a good squishing!
- Divide the mixture into 4 and roll each quarter into a large ball then squash to make a burger patty.
- Press a small dent in the centre of each burger to help stop the burger from rising up too much in the middle.
- Preheat your grill (broiler) to medium high or prepare your BBQ.
- Cook the burgers for 5 minutes on each side or until done to your liking.
- Serve in burger buns on top of lettuce and tomato and with a good dollop of tzatziki on top. If you like serve with wedges, roasted sweet potatoes or roasted new potatoes, salad and more tzatziki on the side.
Notes
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Corina Blum says
Oooh yummy! These lamb burgers sound amazing and so full of flavour. I would definitely enjoy them and so would the rest of the Searchingforspice family. Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Corina! I thought they would be your kind of thing!! Eb x
Monika Dabrowski says
These look totally awesome, I adore Moroccan spices in anything, putting them in a burger is a great idea! #cookblogshare
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Monika – me too. I’m such a fan of those flavours and they work so so well with lamb. Putting them in burger form makes it a little more summery than a slow cooked lamb tagine (though to be honest, I’d probably still happily eat lamb tagine in summer!!) Eb x
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
I just love the multi-cultural flair going on with these burgers! I often grind my own lamb, so you’ve given me the perfect recipe for using it up!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Michelle – I am a big fan of fusion food, can you tell??? I always think, why just stick to one country’s cuisine when you could have the best of 5?!! I’d love to know what you think if you try them 🙂 Eb x
Rebecca - Glutarama says
Never thought to make lamb burgers (not sure why!) I adore Moroccan flavours and put it all together with a brioche bun…I’m in heaven!
Eb Gargano says
Oh you have to Rebecca – they are AMAZING!! I think I might even prefer them to beef burgers – especially when chock full of spice and drizzled with tzatziki – soooo good! Eb x
Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder says
I think it’s fab how international your Moroccan lamb burgers are 😉 They sound absolutely delicious and I can almost smell and taste all the spices, fresh ginger and garlic paired so wonderfully with rich lamb. Oh yum! x
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Jo! I’m such a fan of fusion food. I love that you can almost smell and taste them – I must’ve done a good job!! I wonder if the camera’s of the future will be able to capture smell and taste – that would definitely take food blogging to the next level, wouldn’t it!! 😀 Eb x
Karen, the next best thing to mummy says
These look great, will serve at the next BBQ#brillblogs@_karendennis
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Karen – let me know how it goes!! Eb x
Greatness Reinvented says
Wow these look super tasty. Recipe downloaded and going to cook up.
Eb Gargano says
Yay! So pleased you like it – do let me know how it goes!! Eb 🙂