Persian beef and mutton burgers

Persian beef and mutton burgers

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Persian-style beef and lamb burgers, made with ground meat, bound with egg and breadcrumbs, and seasoned with celery, carrot, onion, garlic, and nutmeg, e…

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These homemade Iranian hamburgers combine ground beef and lamb, vegetables, and spices. They can be fried in a pan or baked in the oven.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$13.54 $1.69 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $7.54
  • $1.91
  • $0.09
  • $0.93
  • $0.31
  • $0.19
  • $0.08
  • $0.53
  • $0.25
  • $1.20
  • $0.18
  • $0.33

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Grate the carrots; finely chop the celery, onion, and garlic. ≈ 8 min
  2. Combine the ground beef and lamb with the vegetables, salt, pepper, nutmeg, eggs, and breadcrumbs. ≈ 4 min
  3. Knead until the mixture becomes sticky. ≈ 10 min
  4. Shape the pancakes. ≈ 10 min
  5. Fry them in oil, or bake them in the oven at approximately 200 °C for about 20 minutes.

The bill

Persian beef and mutton burgers

  • 800 g of ground beef$7.54
  • 200 g of ground lamb$1.91
  • 35 g of finely chopped celery$0.09
  • 300 g of grated carrots$0.93
  • 150 g of finely chopped or grated onion$0.31
  • 20 g of chopped garlic$0.19
  • 10 grams of salt$0.08
  • 5 grams of black pepper$0.53
  • 2 grams of walnut nutmeg$0.25
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 60 g of breadcrumbs (dried bread, ground into a powder)$0.18
  • oil for cooking$0.33

Total$13.54

that's $1.69 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 800 g of ground beef
  • 200 g of ground lamb
  • 35 g of finely chopped celery
  • 300 g of grated carrots
  • 150 g of finely chopped or grated onion
  • 20 g of chopped garlic
  • 10 grams of salt
  • 5 grams of black pepper
  • 2 grams of walnut nutmeg
  • 3 eggs
  • 60 g of breadcrumbs (dried bread, ground into a powder)
  • oil for cooking

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