Greek Gyros Recipe Easy Step By Step Tutorial
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4.6
66 reviews
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
12 hrs 31 mins
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Servings
4 Wraps
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Calories
858 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Greek Gyros Recipe Easy Step By Step Tutorial
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Difficulty: Medium
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Ingredients
- 1 small onion cut in 4
- ½ green bell pepper cut in 4
- 3 large garlic cloves chopped
- 80 ml red wine vinegar
- 250 ml water
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- the juice out of half a lemon
For The Gyros:
- 500 grams Pork Pancetta
For The Tzatziki Dip:
- 250 grams full fat Greek yogurt
- 100 grams cucumber
- 1 large garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ tablespoon red wine vinegar
- salt & pepper
For The Gyros Wraps:
- 4 Pita flatbreads
- 1 medium-sized potato peeled and cut into chips
- 8 large slices of tomato
- ½ small onion sliced
- fresh parsley chopped
- sweet paprika powder
- salt & pepper
- 4 parchment paper sheets 20x32 cm or 8x12 inch
- Frying oil
- olive oil
Instructions
- Add the pieces of Pancetta into a food container . Pour the hot marinade over the Pancetta. Once it reaches room temperature, refrigerate overnight or for up to 24 hours.
Making The Marinade 1 Day Before:
- Add all the Gyros ingredients except of the Pancetta in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from heat.
Cooking The Gyros:
- Preheat oven to 250°C / 482°F.
- In a medium-sized baking pan, add the Pancetta along with the marinade.
- Cook for about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let the Pancetta cook for most of the time on one side. Then turn it and finish off by cooking it on the other side. (This way you give a nice golden brown crust on one side, while the other stays more juicy and soft, just like a Gyros that has been cooked on the rotisserie).
- Let the Pancetta cool for a few minutes before cutting. Then cut the pieces first in half and then to long strips.
- Transfer back to the pan to keep it warm until you are ready to roll your Gyros wrap.
Making The Tzatziki:
- In a small bowl add the yogurt. In same bowl, grate the cucumber using a hand grater (not too thick not too thin).
- Add the rest of the Tzatziki ingredients and mix well.
Cooking The Pita Bread:
- Add a splash of olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook each Pita Bread for about 2 minutes on each side. NOTE: Do not cook the Pita too crispy as it won't wrap easily later on.
Cooking The Potato Chips:
- Fry the potato chips in hot frying oil until golden and crispy. Set aside on paper towel.
Making The Wraps:
- Take one piece of parchment paper on your palm.
- Add a Pita Bread on top. Place it right at corner of the paper.
- Spread a spoonfull of Tzatziki all over the Pita Bread.
- Add some pieces of Gyros, a few potato chips, 2 slices of tomato, a few onions, sprinkle some chopped parsley on top. Season with paprika, salt and pepper.
- Squeeze everything to come together and close the wrap.
- Push the wrap more tightly at the bottom to create a cone like shape.
- Roll the parchment paper all around the wrap .
- Fold the excess parchment paper at the bottom of the wrap into a strip.
- Fold the strip upwards towards the bottom of the wrap. Tuck in tightly at the bottom.
- If you wrap isn't tight enough, add a piece of aluminum foil to hold it together.
Notes
- if you can't find Pancetta you can instead use pork neck or pork belly. If you use belly though, make sure you remove the outer layer of fat.
- Disclaimer: Please note that If you make a purchase through any of these links above, it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you.
- Idyll Organic Sweet Vinegar from Greece
- Zane Hellas Organic Culinary Greek Wild Dried Oregano Herb Leaves 1.40 oz. - 40 gr.
- McCormick Paprika
Nutrition Information
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Calories
858kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
47g
(94%)
Fat
53g
(82%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
26g
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
784mg
(33%)
Potassium
874mg
(25%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Wraps
Amount Per Serving
Calories 858 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 858kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 53g | 82% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 26g | 130% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 784mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 874mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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