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Homemade Greek Gyros

Here's how you make Homemade Greek Gyros
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • To Make The Beef Slices
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup onion (red works best because you have leftover for dressing it up)
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • The Pita Stuff
  • 4 pita bread
  • 1 cup lettuce (I like leafy lettuce)
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup Tzatziki sauce
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix all the ingredients listed for the Beef in a bowl.

  • Step 2: Lay down parchment paper or wax paper on a large cutting board or flat surface.

  • Step 3: Put your beef mixture onto the paper and layer another sheet of paper on top of the beef mixture.

  • Step 4: Using a rolling pin flatten the meat mixture so that it is thin, like bacon.

  • Step 5: Cut up the slices in 2x4 inch pieces or a size you would like.

  • Step 6: Put on plate and refrigerate for an hour or two.

  • Step 7: Grill on your BBQ or in a pan. You want the meat to have a bit of a crust around the edges because it just tastes better that way!

  • Step 8: Put the slabs of meat onto the pita, layer with onion, slices of tomato, and lather with Tzatziki sauce - cucumber slices and feta cheese optional

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • As you will be eating the Gyro with your hands, you will want to make sure that you have plenty of napkins around!
  • Did you know: Many people pronounce the Gyro as "Gi-roe." But the G is actually silent in this Greek food dish and it is properly pronounced like "Yee-ro".
  • The Gyro is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, thinly sliced and traditionally consists of the meat on a pita topped with onions, tomato and tzatziki sauce. But hey, since it is your Gyro, add whatever additional toppings you love!

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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