Kafta Burger

I love Arabic food! Growing up in the Middle East I grew up with Kaftas, Kebabs, Seekhs and so much more. In this recipe I made burger patties with Middle Eastern spices and fire them up on my charcoal grill. These are stuffed into a pita with a tahini sauce!

Kafta Burger

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Ingredients

  

• 1 cup diced Onion
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 lb ground Beef
• 1 lb ground Lamb
• 2 tbsps Kafta spice
• 1 tbsp red Aleppo peppers
• 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon powder
• 1 tbsp Salt or to taste
• 2 tbsps minced Garlic
• 1/2 cup chopped Parsley
• 1 tbsp white Pepper

Instructions

 

• Add the tsp of salt to the Onion and add to a cheesecloth to drain out excess moisture – you can also give it a little bit of a squeeze to get started.
• Add the beef and lamb to a bowl
• Add the kafta spice, red aleppo peppers, cinnamon powder & salt
• Add the onion after the moisture has been removed
• Add the garlic and parsley and mix
• Add the white Pepper and add this in.
• Grab a fist full of the meat, make a flattened patty and stack these between sheets of parchment paper.
• Stack the patties between parchment paper and freeze
• Cook on a coal BBQ
• Cut pita pockets in half and serve these stuffed with kafta burgers, tahini sauce and some greens