The Ultimate Greek American Gyros

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Follow my easy recipe to create the most delicious “Restaurant Quality” gyro pitas at home. This gyro meat can and should be doubled and even tripled because it freezes well. As a matter of fact, your family will beg you for this Greek-American classic once they try it.

Serves 6:

1 medium onion, quartered
1-pound ground lamb
1-pound ground beef
5 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons salt
1 heaping teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary
1 heaping teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
Equipment: 9 x 5-inch loaf pan
For the Sandwiches:
Pita bread
Onion slices
Tomato slices
Tzatziki Sauce
Lettuce
Crumbled feta cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 °F, 160 °C.

Place the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse until very finely chopped.

Add onion and puree until smooth.

Add ground beef with all of the spices. Pulse until the mixture becomes like a paste. Scrape down the sides of the bowl in between pulses.

Place the mixture in a loaf pan. Compact it as much as possible.

Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the internal temperature registers 165 °F.

Allow the pan to cool at room temperature completely. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.

Remove from pan onto a cutting board. Using a sharp serrated knife, slice it thinly. Pour all of the pan juices over the slices along with any of the fat that has gelatinized. It adds so much flavor when heating it up for the sandwiches.

At this point, the gyro slices can be placed in a freezer-safe bag and frozen for future use.

To make the Gyro sandwiches, place a cast iron pan over medium heat and cook the gyro slices until they are browned on both sides.

Warm the pita bread slightly. Place some chopped lettuce, onion and tomato slices over the pita, the warm gyro slices and tzatziki sauce with crumbled feta. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

NOTES
Freezer Instructions: Place the cooked gyro slices in a freezer bag or an airtight (freezer-safe) container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. When ready to use thaw and pan fry until golden.


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I love Gyros. I've been craving a gyro and I ran across your channel, decided to make this, it was so easy and soooo good. My family loved it. I will be making this again. I used half lamb and half ground beef.

lorrainelee
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OMG! My favorite all-time sandwich. Pay no attention to trolls and haters...most are just jealous and vent their frustration by leaving stupid comments anonymously, which is even easier. We all love you and your recipes!

BethyKable
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While my wife made your pita recipe tonight I made this gyro meat recipe. We ate very well tonight. Thank you !

retiredlogman
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I made this just a few days ago and it was so good I could not stop eating it. This is an easy and forgiving dish that anyone can do. I will now be making these for years to come. Thank you!

nuvigroovi
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I came across this recipe recently and tried it today. I used 50/50 ground beef and ground lamb I also added a little Thyme to it. It is amazing. I have tried other recipes for the meat over the years but this is by far the best.
I will try it again with just beef. Ground lamb where I live is $8.99 for 14 ounces.

sisqsam
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Thank you so much for teaching me more about Greek food! My mother was Greek and I never was able to spend time with her or her side of the family. so I felt like I missed out on a lot of my heritage. Learning about and cooking the food helps me feel connected to my family and helps me to be able to share with my kids and family. Your videos are so easy to understand and your cooking is amazing! Thank you!

cindye
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You are the reason that I started to cook Greek food. My family loves it, my daughter follow you as well and we makes the same recipes and we eat the same over Skype. So the heater....they will always be some that something may not please them but for the rest of us....WE LOVE YOU and are grateful d’or all the work that you do for us...Thank you...❤️❤️😘🥰

helenv
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When done right, a Gyro is the best sandwich ever made! My Dad (who is not Greek) joined the Greek Orthodox Church late in life. Everyone from the church came over to our house and brought authentic Greek cuisine with them from their homes. Thought I had died and gone to heaven. The salads alone were to die for! Never had anything that good in a Greek restaurant in southern California.

norwegianblue
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Dimitra is beyond the shadow of a doubt the finest, most talented cook on You Tube! She leaves all the rest in the dust! OPA!

ercieberwick
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kalos sas vrikame !
Its looks delicious. My mouth is salivating !

yiqo
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Good morning from Mexico. I love your dishes. If you have people sending hate comments don't worry they are stupid. Just delete them and continue making wonderful dishes.

MegaYourkidding
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From Norway a big thanks to you❤
I used to live in New York, and I miss eating Gyro from there!
We did your recipe and my God!! It is perfect😍 It brought back all the good memories with that special taste!
You are an awesome chef👍

hebakarim
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Such a great recipe, every time I make gyros I come back to this video

syracusebear
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You're probably the only one who has eaten a souvlaki wrap on camera and still managed to look good doing it

poketube
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Love your videos! The online battle for the "right way", "correct recipe" and "authentic gyro...or whatever it's called" reminds me of American bbq battles. Wonderful food with passionate local interpretations!

crwalker
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You my go to girl. Father from Kalamata and Mom from Sparta. My dad in his restaurant and made his own Gyros cones. You rock Kukla 🇬🇷💙

eugeniamccarthy
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Oh this is the ultimate tasteful and yet easy to assemble if you guide us along! My favorite Greek sandwich especially the wonderful sauce! Wow! Can’t wait to make this one! Your the best !

BethyKable
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I’ve now made this 7 times and just want to thank you. One change I’ve made is to add a chopped up slice of bacon per pound of and 1 teaspoon per pound allspice berry powder to the processor and you can use half for gyro and the other half Swedish meatballs! Thank you!

hardenizzle
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I did this two weeks ago and my family loved it! I'm making it again today and including my extended family.

chrisparker
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Who could hate you mamita? Only had a gyro once in my life, loved it. My wife was ordering one, almost didn't get it, she and the guy working the counter couldn't agree on the pronunciation. Had to step in and say "hey, whatever it's called, give her one".

nelsonr.