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Lamb Gyros
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 4
From Rachel Ray. Yummo!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
salt and pepper, to taste
1 1/4 lbs ground lamb
1 slice bread, finely crumbled
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 poblano chiles, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 pita bread
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, and 1/4 tsp ginger.
3. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, combine lamb, bread, 1 1/2 tsp cumin and remaining ginger & season with salt and pepper.
5. Form lamb into 4 inch patties.
6. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook patties until just firm (about 6 minutes on each side).
7. Transfer patties to a plate.
8. Using the same skillet, add peppers, onion, garlic and remaining 1 tsp cumin and cook until onions are crisp/tender (about 5 minutes).
9. Wrap pita bread in foil and keep warm in the oven.
10. Slice the lamb patties and add back into the frying pan and cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes.
11. Stir in parsley.
12. Remove pitas from oven and top with the yogurt sauce and lamb mixture and fold over to serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com