Re: Thursday Night Dinner 2/20/2025

On 2/21/2025 10:40 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-02-21 9:41 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/21/2025 6:24 AM, Janet wrote:

In article <vp8lhu$32qlv$1@dont-email.me>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...

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I have no name for this dish.  A pound of ground lamb browned in a
skillet with some minced onion & garlic, then any fat drained off.
Reduce the heat and stir in about 16 oz. of frozen cut leaf spinach and
heat through.  Stir in 6 oz. of crumbled feta cheese and grate in some
fresh lemon zest.  Cover and simmer on very low heat about 10 minutes.
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This can be served over rice or pasta if desired.
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Jill

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   Sounds good.
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    Janet UK

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It's delicious!  A couple of years ago my manager at work told me about a dish his wife made using "chopped meat" (by that, he means ground beef) cooked with onion, garlic and spinach.  Interesting, but I thought to myself I can take that up a notch.  Use ground lamb instead, add crumbled feta cheese (spinach and feta are a great pairing).  The grated lemon zest adds a nice fragrant touch.  It really is very tasty.

Just yesterday I was watching a program in the food network where the owner of a Greek restaurant demonstrated making Shepherds pie and he used small chunks of meat. It was smaller than we use for stew but a lot bigger than ground meat.
 

The last time I had Shepherd's pie was at a small hole in the wall restaurant downtown.  The cook used ground lamb.  I found this place was because I was walking around downtown and saw a sandwich-board type chalkboard sign on the sidewalk with an arrow pointing down some steps between two buildings.  The sign read "Lunch Special: Braised Lamb Shanks".  Oooh!  I went down the steps and found a very small restaurant hidden underneath what used to be an old bank building.  There are only a few tables inside but they have a nice covered pergola outside with seating overlooking Waterfront Park.  The proprietress told me the cook gets great deals on lamb.  The braised lamb shanks were delicious and the shepherd's pie I had the next time I went there was, too.  They also make great hamburgers.  The kitchen is teeny tiny.  I was allowed a peek into the kitchen through the doorway.  There is only room enough for one person in there at a time.  It's amazing the meals that woman turned out given the limited space. :)
Jill