Lately I have been searching for new ideas and recipes online from some other smaller bloggers. I love reading people ideas and cultural traditions surrounding food. I have found some great bloggers on WordPress.com who are also become great online encouragers and friends.
This recipe comes from Cooking for the Time Challenged – Schwarma Spice Blend Hamburgers & The Attack By the Burger Intruder. (Click link for original recipe.) As many of you know I highly encourage everyone to take recipe and make it your own. Use recipes as a guideline, especially in cooking, so that it is something your family will eat. Don’t blindly follow a recipe that says 4 tablespoons of Cayenne Pepper if your family doesn’t like spicy foods. Start with a little bit and add it to suit your tastes. So, I changed this recipe a bit for my family.
Verdict:
This was AMAZING! If you like Shwarma then you will love this burger. The kids were amazed at the smells even before we cooked the meat. I mixed the meat and let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours to let everything mix together. By the time I took the meat out to cook everyone was anticipating the taste just from the smell of the spices.
I served this with a choice of pita or Flatout bread, garlic sauce, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, feta, and cucumbers for toppings and a side of green beans.
We had enough leftovers for 2 lunch servings the next day.
Shwarma Burgers with Garlic Sauce
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon coriander
- 1 tablespoon powdered garlic
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- garnishes such as lettuce, tomatoes, diced onions, garlic sauce (recipe below), and Feta cheese, as desired
Garlic Sauce:
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons powdered garlic (this makes a VERY heavy garlic sauce, you may wish to begin with one tablespoon and add to taste)
- dash of salt
Directions:
- Mix ground beef and spices in a medium bowl. Thoroughly mix meat and spices together. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Mix Garlic Sauce ingredients together. Stir well and then cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to cook heat grill pan or George Foreman Grill. Form ground beef into small uniform sized patties for even cooking. Do not over crowd pan while cooking burgers.
- Cook burgers 5-10 minutes until cooked through.
- Remove burgers from pan and serve hot. Serve with sliced pita, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, Feta cheese, and garlic sauce as desired.
What's for Dinner Moms? 
I love Shwarmas. Enjoying them over here.
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Sounds so yummy!
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Thank you! My house smelled so good!
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I am sure!
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Looks so good! I bet the smells were amazing. Are original Shwarmas made with lamb?
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I have had lamb and beef. I am assuming lamb would be mist prevalent. You could make this with ground lamb, beef or pork.
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WOW KM, Thank you! We had never tried Shwarma before, until we visited with our Nephew and his family in Michigan, I had never even heard of it. Now, I will make it myself, MAHALO!
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We loved this. Hope you like it too!
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I can only imagine how delicious your house smelled! That spice combination is brilliant! 😋
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It was great! The kids both came in asking when dinner was because it smelled so good!
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