# Lambburgers. How do you make them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambburgers-how-do-you-make-them/510843 "2009-09-20T16:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambburgers-how-do-you-make-them/510843/1 "2009-09-20T16:55:00Z")
I made lambburger patties last night (as opposed to sandwiches). When I make lambburgers I use a pound of ground lamb, minced onion, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Last night was a ‘pantry raid’ night though, so I only used half an onion. I didn’t have any fresh parsley, so I used all of my dried stuff (about a tablespoon – I’ll use a whole bunch of fresh). And I forgot the cayenne pepper. (I did put in paprika though, and a little savory.) Pretty good, but the dried parsley was a poor substitute for fresh, and I missed the cayenne. How do you make yours? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambburgers-how-do-you-make-them/510843/2 "2009-09-20T17:14:21Z")
Recipe from Kelly & Aidell’s \*\*Complete Meat Cookbook. \*\* For 6, mix two lbs. ground lamb with 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs 1 egg, beaten 1 cup minced onion 2 large cloves minced garlic 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint 1 tblsp ground cumin 2 tblspns lemon juice 1/4 cup chopped parsley 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper. Form into 6 oval patties and grill until medium rare. Fold a warmed pita in half around each burger…add sliced tomato, red onion, some crumbled feta, and Yogurt Cucumber Sauce: 1 cup thick Greek yogurt 1 cup diced cuke 2 tsp chopped fresh dill 2 tsp chopped fresh mint S&P Serve with lots of napkins. Gooshy messy lamby bliss. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambburgers-how-do-you-make-them/510843/3 "2009-09-20T18:09:27Z")
My ex- was Indian and at parties the Indians marinate kebab meat with: 1/2 c soy sauce 1/2 cooking sherry 1/2 c oil 1/4 c fresh grated ginger root 1/4 c fresh grated garlic 1/4 c (or more) hot pepper black pepper My addition: onion. I’ll mince or grate some and add, but some onion powder could be used if you’re lazy. Mix it all up, add lamb pieces, refrigerate a couple hours. Note: there’s a lot of salt in the soy and sherry, so I’d hold back on salting, and I wouldn’t marinate longer than a couple hours. I imagine you could skip the oil…the pieces of lamb were prone to drying out while grilling but if you have marbled lamb, probably not necessary. For a burger, marinating not necessary. I top with pepper jack and naturally, A-1 steak sauce. Tomato, lettuce, etc. optional. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambburgers-how-do-you-make-them/510843/4 "2009-09-21T01:28:44Z")
Hot damn. I must admit, the way to my heart via lamburger involves local, grassfed ground lamb with a small handful of minced fresh mint leaves, kosher salt, and fresh ground pepper worked in, formed into patties, then flash-seared in a cast-iron skillet over high heat until just warm in the middle. Melt a blob of fresh chèvre on top after turning, and serve on a big, fluffy roll with some mayo, more salt and pepper, and sweet onion (only). Amen. ETA: in my church, too much doctoring of really good meat is blasphemy 😉 ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambburgers-how-do-you-make-them/510843/5 "2009-09-21T01:37:31Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Recipe from Kelly & Aidell’s \*\*Complete Meat Cookbook. > \*\*… > Serve with lots of napkins. > > Gooshy messy lamby bliss. …blasphemy for burgers, that is. This doesn’t sound much like a _burger_ to me, but what it _does_ sound like is friggen’\* fabulous\*. 😉