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Olive oil

Pita bread

Meat Patties

1 lb. ground lamb

1 lb. ground veal

1 lb. ground pork

1 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

3 Tbsp. paprika

2 Tbsp. pepper

1 tsp. baking soda

1 egg white, whipped

Salt to taste

Pinch of ground nutmeg

Tzatziki Sauce

1 pt. Greek yoghurt

1 cucumber, unpeeled, grated and squeezed dry

¼ cup sour cream

1 Tbsp. dill

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 Tbsp. white wine vinegar

Salt & white pepper to taste

Start a fire in the grill. Combine the Tzatziki Sauce ingredients in a bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Combine all the Meat Patty ingredients in a bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed. Form the mixture into patties about 1 inch thick. Refrigerate for at least an hour. Use a paintbrush to coat each of the patties in olive oil and grill over charcoal. Crumble a patty into a pita pocket with a few dollops of the Yoghurt Sauce and serve … or just dip the patties in the sauce.

Our comments: Sid calls this Cevapcici and insists “a few shots of Slivovitz, a Yugoslav liquor, before and after the meal are essential for the full experience.” I skip the pita bread and just dip the patties in the sauce.