Gyros - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1/2 lb ground lamb
1/2 lb ground beef
2 slices bread, day old and partially dried
2 garlic cloves, chopped fine
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground fenugreek
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 egg, beaten
TZATZIKI SAUCE
2 small cucumbers, peeled & seeded & diced
1 1/4 cups yogurt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lemon, juice of
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
white pepper
salt
Preparation
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-----------TZATZIKI SAUCE-------------.
Combine yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and pepper in a bowl.
Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
Blend yogurt mixture with a whip until smooth.
Dry cucumbers by patting with paper towels.
Add Cucumbers and dill to yogurt mixture.
Salt and pepper to taste.
----------GYROS------------.
Mix lamb and beef in a glass bowl.
Crumb bread into meat mixture.
Add Spices and mix well.
Stir egg into meat mixture Form mixture into 2 large patties and place on a medium hot grill for 5 minutes per side or until the Gyros is cooked through.
Serve sliced gyros on warm pita bread with fresh sliced tomatoes, onions and Tzatziki sauce.
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