Gluten Free Meat

Meat Patties

Makes 12 patties, 4 servings. 

These nicely seasoned patties are a welcome change from hamburgers.  I serve them with rice noodles. You can also serve them with warmed pita, sliced onions and coarsely chopped tomatoes.

INGREDIENTS:

  • ½ cup pine nuts

  • 1 cup tightly packed flat leaf parsley, plus some for garnish

  • 2 shallots, quartered

  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 pound ground meat, a blend of half veal and half beef ground together

PREPARATION:

In a food processor place the pine nuts, parsley, shallots, cumin, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the meat and pulse until thoroughly combined.

Form into 12 patties (about 2 tablespoons each).   

In a 12-inch nonstick skillet with a cover, heat 2 tablespoons oil and sauté the patties over medium high heat, covered, until well browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side.  Serve garnished with finely chopped parsley. 

NOTE:

You may want to moisten your hands when forming the patties to minimize the sticking.