Homemade Gyros. 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.
Place the onion in the center of a kitchen towel and squeeze out the juice and return to the food processor. Add the meat, garlic, spices, salt and pepper to the onion, and process. In another large bowl or gallon plastic bag, combine chicken thighs and marinade, stirring well to coat.
Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, homemade gyros. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
Homemade Gyros is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Homemade Gyros is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have homemade gyros using 22 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Gyros:
- {Prepare 2 lb of lamb chops.
- {Make ready 1/2 lb of top sirloin steak.
- {Take 6 of pitas.
- {Take 8 oz of tzatziki sauce.
- {Take 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- {Make ready 1 of tomato (sliced then halved).
- {Get 1/2 of white onion (sliced).
- {Make ready of marinade n seasonings:.
- {Take 3/4 cup of buttermilk.
- {Get 2 tsp of season salt.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of brown sugar.
- {Take 1 tsp of dried parsley.
- {Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried crushed mint.
- {Get 1 tsp of dried crushed rosemary.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of garlic powder.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of onion powder.
- {Get 1 1/2 tsp of dried oregano.
- {Take 1 1/2 tsp of dried tyme.
- {Get 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper.
- {Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp of jarred minced garlic.
- {Get 1/2 tsp of lemon pepper.
- {Make ready 1/4 tsp of ground marjoram.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to one day. 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. Cut the chicken breast in half lengthways, then cover with cling film and bash with a rolling pin to flatten it. Brush with some oil, then cover with the garlic, oregano and some pepper.
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!.
Heat a non-stick frying pan and cook the chicken for a few mins each side. Meanwhile, mix the yogurt, cucumber and mint to make tzatziki. Our very best traditional homemade Greek chicken gyro recipe with fluffy pita breads and creamy tzatziki sauce for you to recreate this authentic Greek delight from scratch! Souvlaki with gyro is one of the most popular street foods in Greece (skewers / suvlaki / suflaki), that is known and loved around the world. Gyros marinade is made with yoghurt, lemon, garlic and oregano - classic Greek ingredients that infuses the chicken with flavour AND tenderises it.
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