Gyro Meat W/Tzatziki Sauce
Gyro Meat W/Tzatziki Sauce

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Place the chopped cucumber in a tea towel and squeeze to remove. Add the grated and drained cucumber to the tzatziki sauce. Keep an eye on it to make sure the meat doesn't get too much color, recover if needed to finishing cooking. Drain the fat off and let the gyro meat rest for a few minutes.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook gyro meat w/tzatziki sauce using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Gyro Meat W/Tzatziki Sauce:
  1. Take Gyro Meat
  2. Get 1 lb ground beef
  3. Prepare 1 lb ground lamb
  4. Get 1/2 large sweet onion finely grated
  5. Prepare 2 garlic cloves finely grated
  6. Make ready 1 tbsp za'atar
  7. Get 2 tsp Montreal seasoning
  8. Get 1 tsp dried oregano
  9. Make ready 1 tsp ground coriander
  10. Get Tzatziki Sauce
  11. Prepare 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
  12. Get 1/2 tsp dried dill
  13. Get 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
  14. Prepare 1/4 tsp crushed mint leaves
  15. Get 1 tbsp lemon juice
  16. Get 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  17. Take 1 cucumber seeded, grated and drained

Crumble lamb or beef over the mixture and combine well. These Gyros are the perfect healthy dinner option for The yogurt sauce typically served on a Gyro is called Tzatziki sauce. This creamy Tzatziki is made of yogurt, grated or diced cucumber, dill, garlic. Mix all gyro meat ingredients together in large mixing bowl and let sit overnight.

Steps to make Gyro Meat W/Tzatziki Sauce:
  1. Mix all gyro meat ingredients together in large mixing bowl and let sit overnight. If you don't have or like Montreal seasoning use salt and pepper to your taste. I just happen to prefer Montreal seasoning over plan salt and pepper on red meat.
  2. Blitz the meat mixture in a food processor to get to a fine consistency. I had to do it in 4 batches in my processor. Once it's all done press into a well greased meatloaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  3. Steps 1 and 2 can all be all in one day. I just took the approach of letting the meat marinade and also resting to firm up after blitzing. Chili always tastes better the next day so why not gyro meat.
  4. Mix all the ingredients together for the Tzatziki sauce except the cucumber. Let sit overnight to allow the dried spices rehydrate a bit and flavor the yogurt. Don't over do the seasoning at the beginning because the flavors will intensify, if to strong more yogurt can be added.
  5. Pre heat the oven to 400°. Add the grated and drained cucumber to the tzatziki sauce.
  6. Bake the gyro meat covered for 15 minutes then uncover and bake for another hour. Keep an eye on it to make sure the meat doesn't get too much color, recover if needed to finishing cooking.
  7. Drain the fat off and let the gyro meat rest for a few minutes. Stand on a cutting board lengthwise and shave off what you're going to eat right away.
  8. Serve on homemade pitas with the tzatziki sauce and spinach pie on the side!

This creamy Tzatziki is made of yogurt, grated or diced cucumber, dill, garlic. Mix all gyro meat ingredients together in large mixing bowl and let sit overnight. Keep an eye on it to make sure the meat doesn't get too much color, recover if needed to finishing cooking." - "Drain the fat off and let the gyro meat rest for a few minutes. Mix loaf ingredients together and shape into a freeform loaf in a baking pan. Serve it warm or at room temperature.

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