Gyro Recipe
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Gyro Recipe
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Bring the Greek restaurant to your own kitchen with my homemade Gyro Recipe! Ground lamb and beef combined with onions, garlic, spices, and feta cheese are wrapped in a warmed pita with my homemade Tzatziki sauce!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 med onion chopped into 4 pieces
- 2 cloves garlic fresh, grated
- 1 tbsp ground marjoram
- 1 tbsp ground rosemary
- 2 tsp salt course
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper freshly ground
- 4 cups boiling water for water bath (I used my tea kettle to boil and pour in easily)
Tzatziki Sauce
- 8 oz Greek style plain yogurt whole milk
- 1/2 med cucumber
- 1 clove garlic fresh, grated
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- pinch salt
- 6 med mint leaves finely diced
for pita bread and optional toppings
- 8 pitas
- 2 tsp olive oil
- onion diced (optional)
- lettuce shredded (optional)
- tomato petite diced (optional)
- feta cheese crumbled (optional)
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Instructions
for tzatziki sauce
- Peel cucumber and slice in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scrape to remove seeds. Finely dice and place into a tea towel and squeeze to remove any excess liquid.
- Add yogurt, cucumber, freshly grated garlic, salt and mint to a bowl and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
for gyros
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Place onion into a food processor and pulse a few times, then process until pureed, scraping down sides as needed.
- Add grated garlic, ground lamb, ground beef, and spices. Process until meat becomes a paste, about 1 minute.
- Add meat mixture to a 9x13 baking dish, spreading and pressing down until even.
- Place baking dish into a larger dish (I used a roasting pan). Fill bottom of roasting pan with boiling water and carefully put in middle of oven.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until internal meat temperature reaches 160° F.
- Remove from oven and let rest for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer meat to a cutting board and slice into very thin slices, about 4 inches long. This is easier if you cut the loaf in half first.
- At this point, you can serve but I prefer to sear the meat on a flat top grill or cast iron pan to brown the meat a bit. This gives it more flavor. Just be careful not to cook too long or it will dry out.
- Brush a little olive oil on your pitas and warm them in the same pan you seared your meat in, until warmed through.
- Assemble gyros by placing Tzatziki sauce, sliced meat and optional toppings into center of pita bread and serve warm.
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Nutrition Information
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Calories
449kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
78mg
(26%)
Sodium
966mg
(40%)
Potassium
444mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
86IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 449 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 449kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 966mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 444mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 86IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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