Lamb souvlaki with pita bread
13
Points®
Total time: 2 hr 15 min • Prep: 30 min • Cook: 1 hr 45 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
The Greek equivalent of a hamburger, souvlaki is a popular fast food that’s even better when you cook the lamb slowly until it falls apart.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 tbs
Lamb shoulder roast (easy carve), raw
500 g, (buy 800g), fat trimmed
Brown onion
2 medium, thickly sliced
Garlic
3 clove(s), crushed
Beef stock
8 cup(s), (2L)
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 cup(s), chopped
Fresh mint
½ cup(s), chopped
Cherry tomatoes
100 g, quartered
Red onion
1 small, finely chopped
Lemon juice
2 tbs
Wholemeal lebanese bread
180 g, (2x90g rounds)
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Instructions
1
Lightly spray a large saucepan with oil and heat over medium heat. Add lamb and cook for 3 minutes each side or until browned. Transfer to a plate. Heat half the oil in same pan over medium heat. Add brown onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened.
2
Return lamb to pan with stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1½ hours or until lamb is tender. Coarsely shred meat using forks.
3
Place parsley, mint, tomatoes, red onion, juice and remaining oil in a large bowl. Add lamb mixture and toss gently to combine. Place bread on serving plates. Top with lamb mixture. Roll to enclose filling. Serve.
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