Sue's Big Fat Greek Sandwich

Total Time: 26 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 2 teaspoons sumac
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• heavy duty aluminum foil
• 5 -6 extra large whole wheat pita bread (10-12 ounces)
• 3 -4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
• 1 -2 tomato, diced
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup tzatziki, sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 place ground meats in colander in sink and allow blood to drain away, 30-45 minutes.
• 3 thoroughly mix together meats, with seasonings.
• 4 on a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. plop down the meat, and shape it into a meat roll with your hands.
• 5 roll up the meat roll in the foil, and twist up the ends like a piece of hard candy wrapper. with an ice pick or small knife jab holes all over the roll, on all sides.
• 6 place wrapped meat roll on a drain rack in an oven pan and bake for about 75-80 minutes or until your internal meat is about 175f,.
• 7 allow meat to cool and then refrigerate roll overnight.
• 8 when you want to serve, slice off pieces of meat and heat them in a skillet, browning them if you like.
• 9 serve on skillet warmed, large, whole wheat pita (i get the thinner oversized type from a mediterranean market), with tzatziki sauce, sliced onion, diced tomato, and crumbled feta cheese.