My first attempt at cooking lamb was less than successful. In fact, it made me doubt if I even liked the stuff. I baked the lamb in a tomato and Greek yogurt sauce. In my opinion, it was pretty much disgusting. My family ate it, but agreed the flavor was not right.
Needless to say, I was a little hesitant about giving lamb another shot. So, I decided to seek a little guidance from my beloved cookbooks. I landed on the "Prosciutto Lamb Burgers" in Giada's Kitchen by Giada DeLaurentis. I had the grocery list ready to go. And then it snowed. A foot of the cold white stuff put a quick stop to my grocery trip. However, mom had already thawed the lamb, so I had to just improvise.
It was a success! Everyone enjoyed the burgers, even me.
Here is what I came up with:
ingredients:
1lb. ground lamb
2 eggs
1/2 cup italian breadcrumbs
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon each oregano and parsley
1/2 onion (chopped)
4 slices mozzarella cheese
12 pieces fresh baby spinach
4-6 slices bacon
*toothpicks
preheat oven 375 degrees
combine lamb, eggs, breadcrumbs, parmesan, herbs, and onion in a large bowl. mix together with hands. separate into 8 thin patties.
place 1 piece of mozzarella and several pieces of spinach between 2 patties. pinch sides together. repeat, creating 4 stuffed patties. wrap bacon around each patty. secure with a toothpick. (depending on size, you may need more than 1 slice of bacon to get around the patties.)
sear burgers on medium-high heat. about 3 minutes per side. transfer patties to oven safe dish (if you have an oven safe skillet, like cast iron, use it to help reduce dishes). bake for approximately 20 minutes. *use a meat thermometer for safe and accurate doneness*
remove toothpicks.
serve and enjoy.
*the ground lamb, spinach, eggs, bacon, and herbs can all be purchased from kiss my grass farm in season. (kissmygrassfarm.net)*
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