Dave Smith wrote:
> ravenlynne wrote:
>> Is Souvlaki with Naan bread. I'm using beef instead of lamb (there was
>> no lamb to be had). I added lemon juice to the tzatziki sauce and will
>> perhaps add some to the meat when roasting. I'm making naan instead of
>> using premade pita rounds. Recipes are as follows. The hard part is
>> waiting.
>>
>
> Sounds great. I love slouvaki. I use that basic marinade (with our without
> the mint) for lamb, pork, beef or chicken. However, one important not
> about the tzatziki. When you grate the the cucumber it should be drained.
> I use a fine grater to shred mine and then I let it sit in a fine mesh
> colander / sieve for about 14 minutes, pushing it down and around a few
> times to get out as much water as possible. Otherwise the sauce can turn
> very watery. Leftover sauce keeps better too if the cucumber has been
> drained.

Whenever I make it I alway just dice the cucumber...

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