5.20.2008

Gyro

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 tsp. ground ginger
salt and pepper
1 1/4 pounds ground lamb
2 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
3 tblsp. olive oil
2 Poblano chiles or cubanelle peppers, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 pitas or other flatbread
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1. Preheat oven to 350. Combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, and 1/4 tsp ginger;season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the lamb, bread, 1 1/2 tsp cumin and the remaining 1/2 tsp ginger; season with salt and pepper. Form into 4 inch patties. In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat. Cook the patties until just firm, about 6 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate.
3. In the same skillet, add the poblanos, onion, garlic and remaining 1 tsp cumin; season wiht salt and pepper. Cook over medium-low heat until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Wrap the pita in foil and keep warm in oven.
4. Chop up the lamb patties and add to the pan, increasing the heat to medium-high. Cook the vegetables until golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in parsley.
5. Top a warmed pita with the reserved yogurt sauce and lamb mixture and fold over.

***you can also put the meat mixture over romain lettuce topped with yogurt sauce to make a great gyro salad***
-recipe came from Rachel Ray-

2 comments:

UnknownSideEffect said...

Looks Good! Sounds good! Where does one come by good ground lamb?

Rachel Ray for President?....Uh, NO!

...And do you think RR really creates all these recipes by her little own lonesome? I don't. Just like I don't believe Oprah isn't gay with her best friend Gail.

Andrea said...

yummy! I love gyros - I'm going to try this.