Directions
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
In a medium bowl, blend goat cheese, mayonnaise and spices. Fold in currants, onion, garlic and cilantro until well blended. Add lamb and knead thoroughly until mixture is uniform.
Shape mixture into one large or several smaller patties. Place on large round metal pizza pan (one with many small holes is best).
Place pan on grill. When ready to flip, cover with another pizza pan, clam shell fashion, and flip the whole thing. Take off upper pan and continue cooking until until the lamb has reached desired doneness. This procedure is recommended because the burgers do not stick together very well. If you try to cook them directly on the grill like hamburgers, they will fall apart and much will be lost into the fire. You can also shape the lamb into a loaf and cook in a loaf pan in the oven as a meatloaf, but you lose the great smokey grill flavor.
Serve with Mid-Eastern sides like tabbouleh, tzatziki, hummus, pita bread, etc.
Ingredients
5 ounces goat cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
salt to taste
coarsely ground black pepper to taste
1 cup currants
1 whole red onion (medium), finely chopped
several cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro
2 pounds ground lamb