Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground lamb
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 red onion, sliced
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
6 pitas
1 tbsp. onion powder
1 tbsp. oregano
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. lemon juice
Tzatziki sauce (recipe below)
Mix together with hands beef, lamb, all spices, bread crumbs, and lemon juice till well-blended. Then mix well with mixer until sticky and paste like about 5 minutes. Place in 9x13 baking pan that has been foil lined and greased with cooking spray. Wet hands and put meat mixture into loaf shape and place in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Pour off grease and slice thin on a plate. When building the pita, garnish with Tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, feta cheese, and onions that have been lightly sauteed in olive oil. Serve with Tzatziki sauce.
Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. vinegar
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 cup greek yogurt
1 cup sour cream
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
1 tsp. dill
Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in bowl. Mix well. With a whisk combine yogurt and sour cream. Add oil mix to yogurt mix. Combine well. Blend in dill and cucumber, Chill for two hours in refrigerator.
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and boiled
- 4 tsp. salt
- 4 eggs beaten
- Dried bread crumbs
- 1 lb. cuban seasoned ground beef (recipe below)
- flour (enough to roll in)
- oil for frying
- Boil potatoes until cooked. Drain. Mash with salt. Do not add butter or liquid. Let cool.
- Take a handful of mashed potatoes. Split in half and make each half into a bowl shape while pressing inward with fingers.
- Stuff the indention's with spiced ground beef.
- Bring 2 halves together and smooth to make a round ball about the size of a golf ball. Dip ball in egg and flour lightly cover. Dip egg again then the bread crumbs. Important: Refrigerate for 2 hours before next step.
- Use frying pan with oil to cover half ball. Heat oil to 375. Put balls in oil. Cook 2 minutes until brown. Flip and cook the same way. Can use deep fryer for 2 minutes.
Cuban Seasoned Ground Beef
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 large green bell pepper finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 1 tbsp. black pepper
- 4 tsp. tomato paste
- 1 tbsp. vinegar
- Saute onions and peppers till limp. Add garlic, beef, salt, cumin, pepper, paste, and vinegar.
- Continue till beef is cooked. Drain and cool.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. 24oz. Velveeta Shells and Cheese
- 2 cans chili no beans
- 1 pkg. 8.5 oz. cornbread mix, batter prepared as directed on package
- Preheat oven to 375. Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Stir in chili.
- Spread into 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- Spread prepared cornbread batter on top of chili mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges.
Bake 25 to 30 min or until cornbread is golden brown and fully risen.