Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, homemade gyros. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Homemade Gyros is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Homemade Gyros is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
A few hours before you want to eat, make the pitta. Gyros are mainly made using beef, chicken or pork, and are topped with fresh vibrant tomatoes and onion, a sprinkle of french fries, a generous dollop of tzatziki, all wrapped in a soft pita bread. Gyros are a delicious sandwich for lunch or dinner, with spiced, grilled meat topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, and a flavorful tzatziki sauce. You can find tzatziki in the refrigerated condiment section of the grocery store or make your own using Greek yogurt, sour cream, cucumber, and fresh dill.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook homemade gyros using 22 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Gyros:
- Take 2 lb lamb chops
- Make ready 1/2 lb top sirloin steak
- Make ready 6 pitas
- Get 8 oz tzatziki sauce
- Take 2 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 tomato (sliced then halved)
- Get 1/2 white onion (sliced)
- Take marinade n seasonings:
- Take 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Get 2 tsp season salt
- Get 1 tsp brown sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp dried parsley
- Prepare 1/2 tsp dried crushed mint
- Take 1 tsp dried crushed rosemary
- Take 1 tsp garlic powder
- Get 1 tsp onion powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Get 1 1/2 tsp dried tyme
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp jarred minced garlic
- Take 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground marjoram
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to one day. Process red onion in a food processor until finely minced. Scoop onion into a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze as much moisture from the onion as possible. Return onion to food processor; add garlic and process until the garlic is well integrated.
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!
Scoop onion into a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze as much moisture from the onion as possible. Return onion to food processor; add garlic and process until the garlic is well integrated. Blend marjoram, rosemary, kosher salt, and black pepper into the onion mixture. Store bought gyros is made of a large piece of pork (usually from the porks neck) that has plenty of fat in order to keep the meat juicy and soft. For this chicken gyro recipe, the chicken is first marinated with onions and peppers along with Greek herbs and spices, to soak up all the wonderful Mediterranean flavours and then baked on a spit at high temperature, to get all crunchy and nicely coloured.
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