Ground Lamb Loaf & Tzatziki Sauce
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 1/2 cup medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 lbs ground lamb
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon dried marjoram
- 1 tablespoon dried ground rosemary
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 16 ounces plain yogurt
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, finely chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 5 -6 mint leaves, finely minced
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped tomato
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
Recipe
- 1 lamb:.
- 2 process the onion in food processor for 10 to 15 seconds.
- 3 put into dish towel and squeeze almost all juice and discard juice.
- 4 return onion to food processor and add lamb, garlic, marjoram, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- 5 process about 1 minute until it becomes a fine paste.
- 6 scrape sides occasionally.
- 7 to cook in rotisserie:.
- 8 form the meat mixture into a loaf.
- 9 roll tightly in plastic wrap removing all air pockets.
- 10 twist ends so wrap is tight.
- 11 refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
- 12 place meat on rotisserie skewer.
- 13 place aluminum foil, shaped like a bowl, underneath to catch drippings.
- 14 cook on high for 15 minutes.
- 15 reduce to medium and cook 30-45 minutes, until inside temp is 175.
- 16 to cook in oven as loaf:.
- 17 preheat oven to 325.
- 18 place mixture in loaf pan.
- 19 place loaf pan in water bath and bake for 60-75 minutes.
- 20 temp should reach 165-170.
- 21 remove from oven and drain off fat.
- 22 place loaf pan on cooling rack.
- 23 place something heavy (such as a brick wrapped in aluminum foil) directly on top of meat fof 15-20 minutes.
- 24 tzatziki sauce:.
- 25 place yogurt in a tea towel, suspend over a bowl and drain for 2 hours in refrigerator.
- 26 place the chopped cucumber in a tea towel and squeeze to remove the liquid.
- 27 discard liquid.
- 28 combine drained yogurt with all other sauce ingredients.
- 29 store in refrigerator in air tight container up to a week.
- 30 to serve:.
- 31 slice lamb and serve on pita bread with tzatziki sauce, chopped onion, tomatoes, and feta cheese.
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