Lamb Merguez Sausage Patties

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 tablespoons harissa, or to taste (see Ingredient note)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 pound lean ground lamb
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

1. Combine salt and fennel seeds in a mortar and pestle and pound until fine. Stir cumin, cinnamon, coriander, turmeric, and garlic cloves into the salt mixture and continue grinding to form a thick paste. Stir in harissa sauce and tomato paste until combined.
2. Combine ground lamb and the spice paste together with a fork in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
3. Form sausage into patties. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties until no longer pink inside, 5 to 8 minutes per side, depending on the size of the patties.

salt, fennel seeds, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, ground coriander, ground turmeric, garlic, tomato paste, lean ground lamb, olive oil

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229728/lamb-merguez-sausage-patties/ (may not work)