Gyros

Name: Gyros
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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; 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

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Recipe by UnknownChef86

Note: This is one of the recipes I adopted in the Great 'Zaar Ophan Adoption of 2005. I hope you enjoy it.

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READY IN: 1hr 5mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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lb ground lamb
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lb ground beef
2

slices bread, day old and partially dried
2

garlic cloves, chopped fine
2

tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1

teaspoon salt
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teaspoon pepper
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teaspoon ground fenugreek
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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

DIRECTIONS

-----------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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