Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, homemade gyros. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Homemade Gyros is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Homemade Gyros is something which I have loved my whole life.
For make-at-home gyro meat this is pretty darn tasty. This may not be as good as my favorite Greek restaurant's gyro but it's as good (or better) than most gyros that you find at restaurants. I served with a tzatziki sauce from this site as well. I was amazed at how easy this was to make.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade gyros using 22 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Gyros:
- Get 2 lb lamb chops
- Prepare 1/2 lb top sirloin steak
- Make ready 6 pitas
- Take 8 oz tzatziki sauce
- Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1 tomato (sliced then halved)
- Take 1/2 white onion (sliced)
- Take marinade n seasonings:
- Prepare 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Get 2 tsp season salt
- Take 1 tsp brown sugar
- Make ready 1 tsp dried parsley
- Get 1/2 tsp dried crushed mint
- Get 1 tsp dried crushed rosemary
- Prepare 1 tsp garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp onion powder
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Get 1 1/2 tsp dried tyme
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Get 1 1/2 tbsp jarred minced garlic
- Make ready 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
- Prepare 1/4 tsp ground marjoram
FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW. soft, thick, Greek kind, Prepare the homemade Greek gyro meat. This restaurant quality Lamb Gyro Recipe are so easy to make, anyone can enjoy them from the comfort of home! Lamb meat is thin sliced and layered in pita bread with homemade tzatziki sauce and loaded with fresh vegetables. This easy gyro recipe is a delicious and filling lunch idea!
Steps to make Homemade Gyros:
- First off.. thank you to @bbqtvtv.com a.k.a tom for his greek seasoning recipe found on his profile in wich I used for this recipe.
- And secondly a big thank you to @skunkmonkey101 as I used his tzatziki sauce recipe found on his profile.
- Thirdly: thank you to @taylor68too for her added seasoning suggestions! Now let's get to cooking!
- Remove bones from meat and rinse under cool water. Pat dry.
- Slice meat into thin 1/4 inch slices and each slice should be about 1-2 inches long.
- In a large bowl, mix all marinade/seasonings. Wisk well.
- Add sliced meat. And toss to coat well.
- Cover bowl and refridgerate for 1 hour to soak. Tossing every 15 minutes or so.
- In a large skillet, heat oil.
- Toss in meat mixture with all the marinade.
- Fry, tossing frequently until outsides of meat is seared and insides are still slightly pink. About 5-10 minutes.
- Drain meat from juices and set meat aside but keep warm. Reserve juices.
- In another skiller heat until hot.
- Lightly brush pitas with a bit of the reserved drippings/juices. This will give pitas a nice flavor.
- Cook pitas until nice n browned but not crispy. ( if u don't like your pitas cooked u can skip this process) spray pan with cooking spray as needed.
- TO SERVE:
- Place desired amount of meat onto a pita.
- Then garnish with onion,tomato and tzatziki sauce.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Lamb meat is thin sliced and layered in pita bread with homemade tzatziki sauce and loaded with fresh vegetables. This easy gyro recipe is a delicious and filling lunch idea! To round out your meal, try pairing the gyros with a Greek quinoa salad or a delicious Greek pasta salad. Going out to restaurants got to be expensive for our family, so I came up with this homemade beef gyro. Usually, I set out the fixings so everyone can assemble their own.
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