Lamb Merguez Sausage Patties

Directions

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

Methods :

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.