The picture doesn't do it justice unfortunately. Theses are lettuce wrapped goat cheese stuffed lamb burgers. Amazing! Boring to look at but amazing to eat. My wife and I tried a recipe the other day that was pretty outstanding. I can't say that this recipe does much for the "Poor Mans" part of this blog as Lamb can be a little pricey and so can Goat Cheese. But can you put a price on flavor???
I didn't really use much in terms of topping because they have so much flavor but you could easily include some tomato and onion.
Also, I excluded the bread crumbs from the recipe. We made a smaller amount so it didnt seam to really matter.
My wife wanted me to mention that the recipe could be a little salty for some so you may want to cut some of the salt out. I love salty so I didn't mind, I do acknowledge that it could be salty for others though. We will definitely do this recipe again.
Ingredients
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I didn't really use much in terms of topping because they have so much flavor but you could easily include some tomato and onion.
Also, I excluded the bread crumbs from the recipe. We made a smaller amount so it didnt seam to really matter.
My wife wanted me to mention that the recipe could be a little salty for some so you may want to cut some of the salt out. I love salty so I didn't mind, I do acknowledge that it could be salty for others though. We will definitely do this recipe again.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 egg
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 4 ounces soft goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- Heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions in the oil until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Gently knead together the softened onions, lamb, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, salt, and pepper. Divide the mixture into 6 parts and roll into balls, then cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Mix together the goat cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, basil, and oregano until well combined; cover and chill for 5 minutes.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
- Working with one portion of meat at a time, make an indentation in the center of the ball with your thumb. Fill the indentation with a heaping tablespoon of the goat cheese mixture. Gently pull and form the meat patty around the cheese filling, making a burger-shaped patty. Repeat with each ball of the lamb mixture.
- Grill the patties on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and well done, about 8 minutes per side.
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