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Best Recipe for Ground Gyros Platter Deluxe

Ingredients

  • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen spinach
  • 1 sack waffle-cut frozen fries
  • 2 pounds ground lamb
  • 2 tablespoons grill seasoning, a couple of palm fulls
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin, divided
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder, a palm full
  • 1 tablespoon coriander, a palm full
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/3 palm full
  • 2 to 3 pinches ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup feta crumbles
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 small clove garlic, grated
  • 1/4 cucumber, peeled and grated
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 vine ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
  • Hot pepper rings, sliced banana peppers, for sandwich garnish
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 pita breads

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Defrost spinach in microwave.
  3. Place fries in oven on a baking sheet.
  4. Place lamb in a bowl. Add grill seasoning, 2 teaspoons cumin, chili powder, coriander, oregano, cinnamon and feta crumbles. Wring the spinach dry in a kitchen towel and add to lamb. Mix the lamb and form a long 3-inch roll on a baking sheet. Coat lamb with extra-virgin olive oil and bake 20 minutes.
  5. Place fries and lamb in oven and roast 20 minutes.
  6. Mix yogurt, a grated clove of garlic, cucumber, the juice of 1 lemon and 1/2 teaspoon cumin. Slice and reserve the tomatoes, cucumbers and drain hot peppers, chop and reserve.
  7. In a small sauce pot, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Add Worcestershire sauce and whisk in stock. Season gravy with salt and pepper and reduce 5 minutes.
  8. Soften pita over open gas flame or under broiler.
  9. Slice lamb loaf into 1/4-inch slices. Spread yogurt on pitas and top with a 2 slices of lamb, tomatoes, cucumbers and hot peppers. Serve 2 pitas per person. Serve fries with gravy for dipping alongside.

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