Recipe for Kofta Burger
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground lamb
- ½ pound lean, ground beef
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs, soaked with water, squeezed dry
- ½ small red onion, grated, and squeezed to remove liquid (reserve the other half for condiment)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ egg
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1½ teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground fennel
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground chili/ cayenne
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons mint, chopped
- ½ cup roasted pistachios or almonds, chopped finely
- ¼ cup crumbled feta
- 2 Tablespoons canola oil
- Tahini:
- 1 small shallot, peeled and quartered
- 1 small clove garlic, peeled
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ Tablespoon cumin, ground
- 4 Tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup tahini paste, at room temperature, stirred if separated
- 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Cilantro leaves
- 1 tomatoes, sliced
- 3 pieces of Iceberg lettuce
- ½ small red onion, sliced
- 10 mini brioche buns
Cooking Directions
Combine the burger ingredients together. Chill for 5 minutes in the freezer.
Mince the parsley, cilantro, mint and chop the nuts. Mix into chilled burger mix.
Form meat into golf ball size balls. Using your finger, make a hole into the patty, add a small half teaspoon of feta, and form the meat around the feta. Gently form into 2-inch patties. Using your thumb, make a small dimple in the middle of the patty. Place on a slightly oil baking sheet.
Cooking the burger
Preheat oven to 375°F
Heat a fry pan over medium-high heat. Working in batches, sear burgers 1 minute on each sides, drain on paper towels then transfer to a sheet pan. Transfer the burgers to the oven to finish cooking, about 4 minutes for medium rare.
Preparing the tahini
Mix together all ingredients in a blender, and pulse till it forms a smooth paste
Assembly
Split and toast buns. Assemble burgers with tomatoes, onions, lettuce and a smear of tahini sauce.
by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1525 views