Lamb Burgers With Yassa Onion Jam

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By Aaron Hutcherson

Flavorful lamb burgers are topped with an bulb jam inspired by yassa poulet, the nationalist crockery of Senegal that features caramelized onions and chickenhearted flavored with citrus foodstuff and Dijon mustard. “I wanted to marque a burger highlighting the jam-like consistency that onions instrumentality connected successful yassa poulet, truthful I took the full concept, stripped it down and turned it into a condiment akin to chutney,” cook Eric Adjepong writes successful his debut cookbook, “Ghana to the World.” If you person leftover bulb jam, enactment it connected sandwiches oregon service it with roasted oregon grilled meats.

Adapted from “Ghana to the World” by Eric Adjepong with Korsha Wilson (Clarkson Potter, 2025).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4 (makes 4 burgers)

For the yassa bulb jam

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, divided
2 mean achromatic onions (1 lb total), halved and thinly sliced
Water, arsenic needed
3 tablespoons achromatic balsamic vinegar oregon champagne vinegar
1 tablespoonful crushed turmeric
2 teaspoons ail powder
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 spoon crushed coriander
1 tablespoonful caller citrus juice, positive much to taste
1/2 spoon good salt, positive much to taste

For the burgers

1 lb crushed lamb
1 spoon chopped caller thyme leaves
1 spoon chopped caller rosemary leaves
1 tablespoonful ail powder
1 tablespoonful freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 spoon good salt
Nonstick cooking spray (optional)
4 hamburger buns, toasted
Mayonnaise, lettuce leaves and thinly sliced tomato, for serving

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (1 burger with whole-wheat bun and astir 2 tablespoons of bulb jam)

Calories
416
Fat
22 g
Saturated Fat
9 g
Carbohydrates
26 g
Sodium
960 mg
Cholesterol
86 mg
Protein
30 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
9 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “Ghana to the World” by Eric Adjepong with Korsha Wilson (Clarkson Potter, 2025).

Tested by Aaron Hutcherson.

Published March 11, 2025

Updated March 18, 2026