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Merguez – Moroccan Lamb Sausages
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Merguez – Moroccan Lamb Sausages

Homemade merguez — richly spiced Moroccan lamb sausages, crisp outside and juicy inside

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Mix the ground meat with the garlic, cumin, paprika, chili, turmeric, cinnamon, olive oil, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
  2. 2
    Knead the mixture 2–3 minutes, until smooth and sticky.
  3. 3
    Shape the mixture into long finger-shaped patties 10–12 cm long and 2 cm thick.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Heat a grill pan over high heat and grease lightly.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
    💡A very thin layer of fat, with the excess wiped off with paper towel: too much fat gives spots and fried edges.
  2. 5
    Grill the sausages 3–4 minutes per side, until they brown nicely.
    Stove
    💡Don't press the patties with a spatula or flip them more than once: the juices run out and the patty dries out or falls apart. It releases from the pan once the underside is browned.
  3. 6
    Sprinkle the cilantro on top and serve warm with pita, tahini and salad.
425calories
21 gprotein
2 gcarbs
36 gfat
● protein 20%● carbs 2%● fat 78%

Per serving (140 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)

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