LAMB PATTIES WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the lamb in a mixing bowl.
• Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a small skillet and add the onions and garlic. Cook briefly, stirring, until wilted. Sprinkle with cumin and stir, blending well. Cool briefly.
• Scrape the onion mixture into the lamb. Add the coriander, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Blend well with fingers and shape the mixture into 20 patties. Set aside.
• For the mushroom sauce, heat the butter in a saucepan and add the mushrooms, shallots, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until all the moisture from the mushrooms has evaporated.
• Add the wine and simmer briefly over high heat. Add the tomatoes, broth and tarragon. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Blend the arrowroot with the water. Stir into the sauce and cook briefly.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold the patties in one layer. Add the patties and turn them so they brown evenly, about 5 minutes. Drain the fat.
• Add the patties to the sauce, cover and simmer about 10 minutes.