Lamb Sausage With Red Peppers And Yogurt Food

LAMB SAUSAGE WITH RED PEPPERS AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and 1 tablespoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; saute until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add red peppers, cover; reduce heat to medium; cook until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Combine parsley and mint in small bowl. Stir in lemon juice and 6 tablespoons oil; season with salt, pepper, and cumin. Set aside.
• Transfer peppers to a bowl. Cover with foil to keep warm. Return skillet to heat; add sausage. Cook, breaking up meat until fat is rendered and meat is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels; set aside.
• Cut lavash into four 10-inch triangles; warm in oven, about 2 minutes. Place lavash, point side down, on a work surface. Generously dot bread with yogurt from point up to top center of triangle. Spoon peppers and sausage over yogurt, and place romaine leaves over sausage; roll up lavash, creating a cone-shaped sandwich. Drizzle with parsley-mint mixture. If using pita, split open; fill with yogurt, peppers, sausage, and romaine.

SPICY LAMB SAUSAGE WITH GRILLED ONIONS AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• To make the sausage, put ground lamb in a mixing bowl. Using a spice mill or mortar and pestle, grind cumin, coriander, black pepper and allspice. Add to lamb, along with salt, cayenne, cinnamon, paprika and garlic. Mix well with hands to incorporate. Fry a little piece of the mixture in a small skillet. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt if necessary. Mix again and refrigerate at least 2 hours or, preferably, overnight. Form mixture into 24 two-ounce patties.
• To make the vinaigrette, grind cumin, coriander and caraway. Combine with paprika and a good pinch of cayenne in a small bowl. Add garlic, vinegar, lemon juice and salt. Whisk in olive oil.
• Light a charcoal grill or use a grill pan. The heat should be moderate. Grill sausages, in batches if necessary, for about 2 minutes per side, until just done. Keep warm. Paint onion slices with a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and grill until softened slightly, about 2 minutes per side. Repeat with zucchini. Keep at room temperature.
• Line a large platter with lettuce leaves and pile sausages in the middle. Arrange onions and zucchini around the platter. Salt the tomatoes and distribute. Whisk the vinaigrette, then drizzle over everything. Sprinkle with cilantro and mint, and serve with warm pita breads, if desired.

SPICED LAMB MEATBALLS WITH YOGURT AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, use your hands to combine lamb, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, onion, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and cayenne. Beat 2 of the eggs and add to meat, mixing until incorporated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 24 hours to allow the seasonings to permeate the meat.
• Using wet hands, break off walnut-sized pieces of lamb mixture, roll into spheres and set aside on a baking sheet. You should have about 30 1-ounce meatballs.
• Heat oven to 225 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. When shimmering, add meatballs in one layer and brown for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and cook for 4 to 5 minutes more. (Work in batches, if necessary, to avoid crowding the pan.) Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to blot any extra oil, then pile meatballs on a heatproof serving platter and keep warm in the oven.
• Pour off any excess oil from skillet and turn heat to high. Add broth and bring to a simmer. In a bowl, whisk together yogurt; 1/2 teaspoon salt; remaining egg, beaten; and cornstarch. Pour yogurt mixture in a thin stream into the hot broth, whisking constantly. Turn heat down slightly and continue whisking until yogurt is heated through and slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Do not let mixture boil.
• Pour hot yogurt sauce over meatballs. Sprinkle crumbled feta, sumac and crushed red pepper on top. Finish with pinches of turmeric, if using, and sprinkle with mint, dill and cilantro. Serve immediately with rice, orzo, pita bread or potatoes.

LAMB SAUSAGE SANDWICH WITH CUMIN-MINT YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Toast cumin seeds in a pan for 1 to 2 minutes, add peppercorns and toast for an additional minute. Remove from heat.
• Using spice or coffee grinder, pulverize cumin and peppercorns until powdered.
• Pour the yogurt to a large bowl. Stir in pulverized cumin and pepper, garlic, and salt. Add the tomato and chopped mint to the mixture and stir to combine. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
• Preheat grill for medium-high heat. Place lamb sausages onto the grill and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, turning often.
• During the last few minutes of cooking time, add buns to grill or place pitas in foil and throw onto the grill to warm.
• Remove from heat and place lamb sausages onto the bread of your choice and top with yogurt sauce and chopped cilantro.
• Serve and enjoy!

SOUVLAKI WITH MERGUEZ SAUSAGE AND PIQUILLO PEPPER YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together the oil, garlic, onion, and oregano in a large bowl. Add the lamb and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 4 hours.
• Preheat the grill to medium-high. Grill the sausage until golden brown on all sides and just cooked through. Remove the sausage from the grill, let rest for 5 minutes, and then cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Skewer the lamb and sausage onto the presoaked wooden skewers, and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 2 minutes on each side, or until the lamb is golden brown and cooked to medium-rare doneness. Remove from the grill and let rest until cool enough to touch.
• Meanwhile, grill the pita on both sides for about 20 seconds to warm through. Slice off 1- inch from the top of each pita. Remove the lamb and sausage from the skewers into the pitas. Add sliced grilled onions and peppers to pitas, and drizzle with the yogurt sauce.
• Put all ingredients, except salt and pepper, in a blender and blend until smooth. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small serving bowl.

LAMB SAUSAGE

Steps:

• To make the poaching liquid: In a shallow 3-quart pot, add all ingredients. Bring to a simmer.
• To make the lamb sausage: Mix all ingredients except bread crumbs in a large bowl; add 1 to 2 cups bread crumbs until mixture can form a shape without sticking to your hands. Cut cellophane into 8 by 8-inch squares. Place 2 tablespoons of mixture in a tube shape and roll into cellophane, twisting the ends like a tootsie roll for a tight sausage shape. Test 1 sausage in boiling poaching liquid for approximately 20 minutes before cooking all sausages. Let cool in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Slice sausage to check consistency, if it falls apart, add more bread crumbs to mixture.

LAMB SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Cook sausages, turning, until well browned but still slightly pink in center, about 12 minutes. Cut sausages on the diagonal into thirds. Serve with lime wedges.