Spicy Barbeque Mint Lamb Burgers
These Spicy Barbecue Mint Lamb Burgers will give you another option to burgers over beef. These tasty burgers are stuffed with feta cheese, mint, jalapeño peppers, lemon zest and other herbs and topped with my Afterburner Barbecue Sauce and Tzatziki sauce. Slap them on your grill or griddle for a nice sear and an Awesome 20-minute meal.
Equipment
- grill or cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tbsp cracked black pepper
- 1/4 tbsp flatleaf parsley loosely filled
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- 1 jalapeno pepper fresno or jalapeno
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbles
- Afterburner Barbecue Sauce Or your favoite spicy or regular sauce
- 4 burger buns toasted
- lettuce whole leaves or shredded
- 1 large tomoato sliced (optional)
- unsalted butter or mayo for toasting buns
Instructions
- Dice jalapeño pepper. Use gloves to cut off stem and remove membrane and seeds if desire. In a medium bowl, combine ground lamb (or ground 80/20 beef), salt, pepper and oregano.
- In a food processor add lemon zest, lemon juice, jalapeño pepper, garlic, mint, basil and pulse until its well combined and minced. Add to lamb mixture.
- Add feta cheese crumbles to seasoned lamb mixture and work to gently combine. Try not to over mix so your burgers are not tough. Portion burgers into 4 equal patties.
- Pre-heat grill to 450°F and oil the grate. You don’t want your burgers to stick. Grill each burger for 3 minutes on the first slide and then flip to cook for 4 minutes. Baste your burger with barbecue sauce or just top it when it completely cooked. Flip the burger to cook for 1 more minute and baste in barbecue sauce if desire. Remove from the grill and let them rest for 10 minutes. Burgers will be medium. Cook longer if you want them well done. Internal temperature should between 140-145 degrees F.
- Smear butter or mayo on the buns and toast them on the grill or skillet until golden brown.
- Top burger with Tzatziki sauce, barbecue sauce, lettuce and tomatoes. Serve with chips or Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad if wanted.
Notes
You can substitute ground lamb for 80/20 ground beef.
Extra spicy- keep the seeds and membrane in the jalapeños and actually use 2. This burger can be made with a cast-iron skillet or griddle. Or heavy skillet.
Extra spicy- keep the seeds and membrane in the jalapeños and actually use 2. This burger can be made with a cast-iron skillet or griddle. Or heavy skillet.