Asian-Persian Meat Patties

 

When I was in college, I worked as a medical assistant and the secretary in my office made these delicious Persian meat patties for one of our potlucks. I was too shy at the time to ask her for the recipe, so I made my own fusion version.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tbsp garlic salt

1 tbsp onion powder

2 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp ground black pepper

2 green onions, sliced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tbsp cooking oil

Combine all of the ingredients except the oil into a bowl. Chopped white onions could also be used in place of or along with the green onions. Mix well. Form small patties approximately 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide and 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. 

Heat the cooking oil on medium-high heat. Carefully place the meat patties into the pan. Let the meat cook on each side undisturbed. Refrain from constantly flipping the patties, otherwise, they will begin to fall apart. 

After approximately 8-10 minutes of cooking on one side, flip the patty over and cook for another 8-10 minutes. Make sure the meat is cooked all the way through. Lower the heat if the patty starts to burn.

Enjoy with rice and vegetables.