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Lamb Burgers with Tzatziki

Posted on: January 21st, 2011   By: jbmays   No Comments Share   

When Man B Que sponsor Gene’s Sausage Shop opened a store in the old Meyer Delicatessen space in Lincoln Square, I was happy. Finally, there was a place in the neighborhood where I could count on dropping in and getting good lamb any day of the week. Finding lamb – like venison, rabbit, and other used-to-be-common meats – is difficult at the majority of our local grocery chains. So now that I’ve found a source, I’m trying to incorporate it into as many of my favorites as possible. This being Man B Que, our first staple is the burger. Lamb burgers have a nice, distinct taste and work with variety of Mediterranean ingredients – feta, tzatziki, olives, and the like. These burgers are baaaaaaad ass.

(ducks thrown batteries)

The Setup

Burgers
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1/3 c small-diced onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 oz (1/2 small log) goat cheese
- 1 tsp chopped mint
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/8 tsp lemon zest
- 4 white burger buns
- Tomatoes, feta, olives, etc. for topping
- Salt and pepper

Tzatziki
- 1 c plain Greek yogurt
- 1 seedless cucumber
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Cooking

1. Mix the lab with the garlic, onion, herbs, zest, and goat cheese.

2. Form mix into 4 equal portions, between 4-5 oz each.

3. Form into patties and let sit in the refrigerator 30 min to firm up while you make the tzatziki. Don’t season yet, or your burgers will toughen up.

4. Grate the cucumber – this is where it helps to have a food processor, but a box grater or microplane works too – and squeeze out as much water as possible.

5. Mix the cucumber with the yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Taste, adjust seasoning, and set aside.

6. Heat your grill or pan – or, uh, grill pan – to medium-high heat and coat the cooking surface with oil.

7. Season the patties with salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes per side.

8. Rest the burgers under foil for a few minutes while you toast the buns and spread tzatziki on the tops. I suppose this is where you could also substitute pita bread for buns.

9. Top the burgers with whatever Greek stuff suits your taste – I like tomato and feta, but olives and roasted red pepper are big sellers too – and serve with some potato wedges.

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