Homemade Gyros
Homemade Gyros

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, homemade gyros. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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. Blend marjoram, rosemary, kosher salt, and black pepper into the onion mixture.

Homemade Gyros is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Homemade Gyros is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to 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:
  1. Get 2 lb lamb chops
  2. Get 1/2 lb top sirloin steak
  3. Get 6 pitas
  4. Prepare 8 oz tzatziki sauce
  5. Get 2 tbsp olive oil
  6. Make ready 1 tomato (sliced then halved)
  7. Get 1/2 white onion (sliced)
  8. Take marinade n seasonings:
  9. Prepare 3/4 cup buttermilk
  10. Take 2 tsp season salt
  11. Take 1 tsp brown sugar
  12. Make ready 1 tsp dried parsley
  13. Prepare 1/2 tsp dried crushed mint
  14. Take 1 tsp dried crushed rosemary
  15. Get 1 tsp garlic powder
  16. Take 1 tsp onion powder
  17. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  18. Get 1 1/2 tsp dried tyme
  19. Get 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  20. Get 1 1/2 tbsp jarred minced garlic
  21. Get 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
  22. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground marjoram

Place the onions into a mixing bowl along with the lamb and beef. Season with the garlic, oregano, cumin, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, black pepper, and salt. So at our house, the homemade gyros are usually made with either ground beef, or a combination of pork and ground beef. I totally get that it's close to heresy to make a middle-eastern dish eaten originally by Muslims and Jews using Pork.

Instructions to make Homemade Gyros:
  1. 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.
  2. And secondly a big thank you to @skunkmonkey101 as I used his tzatziki sauce recipe found on his profile.
  3. Thirdly: thank you to @taylor68too for her added seasoning suggestions! Now let's get to cooking!
  4. Remove bones from meat and rinse under cool water. Pat dry.
  5. Slice meat into thin 1/4 inch slices and each slice should be about 1-2 inches long.
  6. In a large bowl, mix all marinade/seasonings. Wisk well.
  7. Add sliced meat. And toss to coat well.
  8. Cover bowl and refridgerate for 1 hour to soak. Tossing every 15 minutes or so.
  9. In a large skillet, heat oil.
  10. Toss in meat mixture with all the marinade.
  11. Fry, tossing frequently until outsides of meat is seared and insides are still slightly pink. About 5-10 minutes.
  12. Drain meat from juices and set meat aside but keep warm. Reserve juices.
  13. In another skiller heat until hot.
  14. Lightly brush pitas with a bit of the reserved drippings/juices. This will give pitas a nice flavor.
  15. 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.
  16. TO SERVE:
  17. Place desired amount of meat onto a pita.
  18. Then garnish with onion,tomato and tzatziki sauce.
  19. Serve hot and enjoy!

So at our house, the homemade gyros are usually made with either ground beef, or a combination of pork and ground beef. I totally get that it's close to heresy to make a middle-eastern dish eaten originally by Muslims and Jews using Pork. But if I want my son to eat any of it? 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.

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