3 mediterranean lamb spices Recipes

stewing beef or 2 lbs lamb, cut into 1 inch pieces, onions, chopped, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, minced parsley, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and pureed (enough to equal approximately 1 lb) or 1 (1 lb) can plum tomato, pureed, sugar, white wine, cinnamon (personal preference), dried oregano (mediterranean is best), bay leaf, whole cloves (as in the spice )

ground lamb (may use up to 50% ground beef chuck), eggs, white onion, grated, garlic, minced, chopped fresh italian parsley, lemon , juice of (without seeds), olive oil, chopped fresh oregano (may use 1/3 amount dried), fresh thyme, minced (may use 1/3 amount dried), fresh rosemary, minced (may use 1/3 amount dried), sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, metal skewers or 9 -12 bamboo skewers, warmed pita bread or 9 -10 large lavash bread, pieces, prepared tzatziki , sauce (buy this or you may use tzatziki) (optional), crumbled feta cheese (optional), chopped fresh italian parsley (use heavily for the best effect) (optional), chopped ripe tomato (optional), minced white onion (optional), spice mix (buy this or may use za atar) (optional), cayenne pepper (optional)