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On 11/07/2010 10:59pm, Peter Lucas wrote:
> Having tried duplicating the Kronos Gyro Meat a couple previous times, > they were edible, but not quite what I had in mind for humans! This > works very well and comes pretty darn close to what you'll find in the > restaurants (that use Kronos brand gyro meat). - PL > Seasoning mix: > > 1 T Greek oregano > 1 T Rubbed sage > 1 T Whole coriander seed > 12 T Marjoram > 1 ts Granulated garlic > 1 ts Granulated onion > 1 ts Whole cumin > 2 ts Whole fenugreek > 2 ts Whole black pepper > > All the above are to be ground in a coffee grinder or by using a > mortar/pestle. > Meat mixtu > > 15 lb Ground lamb (not too lean - about 80-85% lean) > 1 Large Egg > 1/3 cup Fine bread crumbs > 1.5 Tsp Salt > > Mix all but 1 ts of the spice mixture into meat mixture and blend > well, saving that teaspoon if you make the yogurt sauce. Some people > have reported success using a food processor for a denser-textured > meat. Working the meat well with spatula or hands to mix also acheives > the same effect > > Press meat/spice mixture into a adequate loaf pan and cover with > sliced onions. Bake unconvered at 375F for 35-40 minutes. > > I also make a cucumber/sour cream sauce, with finely diced onion and > cucumber, green onions, a pressed clove of garlic, juice of 1/3rd > lime, and a little salt along with a touch of the seasoning mixture > from above. I let that sit for 2 hours (6 is better). Make this before > anything else. > > After baking the gyro loaf, you can optionally fry slices of the meat > in a very hot pan for a minute or two to give the meat some texture > and maillard effect (browing). You can also briefly fry some onions > along side the meat to use in filling the pita. The cooked onions > should still be slightly crispy and not too limp. > > Or you can just slice the loaf and some fresh onion and use as is. > > I sometimes use warmed tortillas rather than pitas to make my gyros. > The tortillas or pitas are warmed over the open flame of the gas > burner. I also sometimes substitute Mexican cotija cheese for feta > cheese, but I never use cow's milk feta - only sheep's milk. The > cheese is optional. Chopped tomatoes also usually accompany the meat, > onion, sour cream/yogurt w/cucumber sauce filling. > > -- > Peter Lucas > Brisbane > Australia > > "Religion - all religion - is my reason to live. It's the grand > beauty of our father the Lord. The joyful, the only authority of the > world, who has the strength to lead and instruct us day by day" > Stephan Smith, "The Bourneville Cocoa Legacy" Where is the racist/sexist joke? |
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:49:22 +0100, Jon > wrote:
> Where is the racist/sexist joke? I don't know where you came from but it can't be rfc, because most posters there have caught on there's a troll @manlymail. You responded to the real Peter, not the troll. Wake up and smell the coffee, get a real news reader with a kill file, then kill @manlymail. -- Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. |
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