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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A healthier version of the gyros you get at the corner greasy spoon. I love those things but they don't love me! This one is better for you. From the Daily Herald's 'Lean & Lovin It' column. Ingredients:
1 lb ground lamb, the leanest possible |
1 lb extra lean ground beef |
2 cups fresh breadcrumbs (about 3 slices of bread) |
6 tablespoons minced fresh parsley |
1 egg, lightly beaten |
1 egg white, lightly beaten |
2 cloves garlic, minced |
2 teaspoons ground cumin |
2 teaspoons salt |
1 teaspoon black pepper, to taste |
pita bread round |
tzatziki, sauce |
Directions:
1. Place oven rack in lower-middle position and heat to 350°.
2. Lightly spray bottom and sides of a loaf pan with vegetable oil spray and set aside.
3. Break up ground lamb and beef into a large bowl and add bread crumbs, parsley, egg, egg white, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper; using clean hands, combine the mixture well, then lightly press meat mixture together, lift it out of the bowl and place in prepared pan.
4. Using a small spatula, pull mixture up and away from the sides of the pan and smooth out the top.
5. Bake 60 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 150°; cool to room temperature, remove from pan and wrap in plastic wrap, then into foil; refrigerate until serving time.
6. Before serving, slice the chilled meatload and cook in a nonstick frying pan until crisp; serve in pita rounds (which you can warm and brown in the same pan as the meat) with tzatziki sauce**there are many excellent tzatziki sauces listed here on Zaar so I didn't add my own, do a search and choose what looks best to you.
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