Recipe Card
Make Irresistible Gyros at Home: A Simple Recipe for Greek Lovers
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 95 min
- Serves
- 8
- Calories
- 525 kcal
- Carbs
- 42.00 g
Ingredients
- 1 lbground lamb
- 1 lbground beef (80/20)
- 1 smallonion
- 5 clovesgarlic, minced
- 1/4 cupbreadcrumbs
- 1 tbspdried oregano
- 2 tspground cumin
- 2 tspkosher salt
- 1 tspAleppo pepper or paprika with cayenne
- 1/2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
- 8 piecespita bread, warmed
- 1 cuptzatziki sauce, (homemade or store-bought)
- 3campari or roma tomatoes, sliced
- 1red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 heartromaine, finely chopped
- 1/2 cupfeta cheese crumbles, optional
- —hot sauce, optional
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the gyro meat: In a food processor, finely chop the onion and garlic. Combine with the ground meat, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, oregano, cumin, and Aleppo pepper in a bowl. Use clean hands or gloves to thoroughly mix the meat until it forms a dense mixture.
- 2
Bake: Pack the meat mixture into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 325°F for about 50-60 minutes, or until the center reaches 165°F on a thermometer. Let it rest for 20 minutes, then refrigerate for a few hours or overnight, if possible, to aid slicing.
- 3
Slice the meat: Take the meat out of the pan, reserving the fat drippings, and slice it into thin strips, about 1/8 inch thick.
- 4
Brown the meat: Heat a griddle, cast iron skillet, or regular skillet over medium-high heat. Add some reserved meat drippings or a bit of oil to coat the pan lightly. Once hot, place the meat slices flat in the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until browned and crisp. Alternatively, broil on a lined baking sheet in the oven for a few minutes.
- 5
Assemble the gyros: Serve the gyro meat in warmed pita bread, topped with tomato, onion, lettuce, tzatziki, and feta.