HOMEMADE GREEK-AMERICAN STYLE GYRO MEAT
Make this classic restaurant-style gyro meat at home. Gyros are the most popular Greek sandwich and it is very easy to make. In Greece, layers of meat are roasted on a spit then sliced and served in a pita with tzatziki sauce. The Greek-American version is made with thinly sliced meatloaf made with beef and lamb. Follow this recipe and make a few extra batches for those busy weeknights.
Provided by Dimitra Khan
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, 163 degrees Celsius.
- Place the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse until very finely chopped.
- Add onion and puree until smooth.
- Add ground meat 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 till 1 hour.
- 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!
HOMEMADE GREEK GYROS WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE (KEBABS*)
My version of Alton Brown's delicious gyro recipe.
Provided by adapted by Christina Conte
Categories Main Courses
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Run the onion in a food processor for about 15 seconds. Place the onion in the center of a kitchen towel and squeeze out the juice and return to the food processor.
- Add the meat, garlic, spices, salt and pepper to the onion, and process. Do so until it looks like a fine paste, about a minute. Place the mixture in a loaf pan and press evenly.
- Bake in a water bath (place loaf pan inside another pan filled with water) at 325°F (165°C) for about an hour or more until temperature reaches 165-170°F (75°C.)
- Remove from the oven, drain fat, and place on a cooling rack.
- Cover meat with aluminum foil and a heavy weight (Alton suggests a brick) for about 15 minutes until internal temperature is 175°F (79°C) (I found the times are not quite accurate, and I didn't know if the brick actually had an effect, but I think the important part is getting the meat to the correct temperature.)
- Place meat on a cutting board and slice as thinly as possible with an electric knife (using anything else would be much more difficult.)
- I added the following step myself as I think it mimics the rotisserie a bit more. Add a few slices to a nonstick frying pan (very little or no oil) and heat gently until the meat browns a little.
- In another pan, heat the pita bread.
- Finally, place the meat on one half of the pita, topped with tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and onion. You could also put a little Greek dressing on the tomatoes too (extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt, oregano.)
- Serve Homemade Greek Gyros with rice pilaf or a Greek salad, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343 calories, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 106 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 22 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 30 grams protein, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1 gyro, Sodium 692 milligrams sodium, Sugar 3 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams unsaturated fat
GYRO MEAT LOAF WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE
A spin on a classic meat loaf, I love this because I can sneak spinach in on my meat-and-potatoes family. Serve it with Greek-style potatoes or a Greek salad. I also get to make a whole other meal the next night with the leftovers-gyros. -Mandy Rivers, Lexington, South Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble lamb over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf and place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish., Bake, uncovered, 55-60 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with tzatziki sauce. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled meat loaf in plastic wrap and foil. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Unwrap meat loaf; reheat on a greased shallow baking pan in a preheated 350° oven until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354 calories, Fat 21g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 136mg cholesterol, Sodium 472mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 26g protein.
GYRO LOAF WITH TSATZIKI SAUCE
I confess, my husband is a gyro junkie. I had never had the ethereal pleasure of a gyro until he introduced me to the wickedly intoxicating Greek concoction a few years ago. The trouble you ask? We were low-carbers for about two years running and it was not cost-effective to make special trips out for a couple of paper-thin slices of meat and some sauce. I developed this recipe out of pure desperation by combining several different recipes (found online) and then adding some of my own ideas and spice.
Provided by Mercy
Categories Meatloaf
Time 2h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Mix loaf ingredients together and shape into a freeform loaf in a baking pan.
- Bake at 375°F for about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Once loaf has cooled to room temperature or has chilled in the refrigerator, slice it as thin as possible (maximum of 1/4 inch).
- Serve it warm or at room temperature.
- Can be served in pitas, flatbreads or tortillas with lettuce, tomato, black olives, feta cheese and Tsatziki Sauce or as a main course with a Greek salad, pasta salad or potato salad.
GYRO MEAT WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE
Follow Alton Brown's Food Network recipe to make Gyro Meat with Tzatziki Sauce at home; the creamy cucumber-yogurt sauce goes perfectly with ground lamb.
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 3h45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Process the onion in a food processor for 10 to 15 seconds and turn out into the center of a tea towel. Gather up the ends of the towel and squeeze until almost all of the juice is removed. Discard juice.
- Return the onion to the food processor and add the lamb, garlic, marjoram, rosemary, salt, and pepper and process until it is a fine paste, approximately 1 minute. Stop the processor as needed to scrape down sides of bowl.
- To cook in the oven as a meatloaf, proceed as follows:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Place the mixture into a loaf pan, making sure to press into the sides of the pan. Place the loaf pan into a water bath and bake for 60 to 75 minutes or until the mixture reaches 165 to 170 degrees F. Remove from the oven and drain off any fat. Place the loaf pan on a cooling rack and place a brick wrapped in aluminum foil directly on the surface of the meat and allow to sit for 15 to 20 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 175 degrees F. Slice and serve on pita bread with tzatziki sauce, chopped onion, tomatoes and feta cheese.
- To cook on a rotisserie, proceed as follows:
- Form the meat mixture into a loaf shape and place on top of 2 overlapping pieces of plastic wrap that are at least 18 inches long. Roll the mixture in the plastic wrap tightly, making sure to remove any air pockets. Once the meat is completely rolled in the wrap, twist the ends of the plastic wrap until the surface of the wrap is tight. Store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to overnight, to allow the mixture to firm up.
- Preheat the grill to high.
- Place the meat onto the rotisserie skewer. Place a double-thick piece of aluminum foil folded into a tray directly under the meat to catch any drippings. Cook on high for 15 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium and continue to cook for another 20 to 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 165 degrees F. Turn off the heat and allow to continue to spin for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 175 degrees. Slice and serve on pita bread with tzatziki sauce, chopped onion, tomatoes, and feta cheese.
- Place the yogurt in a tea towel, gather up the edges, suspend over a bowl, and drain for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Place the chopped cucumber in a tea towel and squeeze to remove the liquid; discard liquid. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the drained yogurt, cucumber, salt, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and mint. Serve as a sauce for gyros. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Yield: 1 1/2 cups
EASY LAMB GYROS
Most of us don't have a vertical, rotating spit at home, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to enjoy delicious gyros whenever you want! Make juicy, tender, seasoned lamb gyro meat at home with just a bread loaf pan!
Provided by Brian Genest
Categories Gyros
Time 2h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spray a large loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Combine lamb, Greek seasoning, and egg in a bowl. Mix until ingredients are very well combined (overmixing is preferable here.) Firmly press mixture into the prepared loaf pan, making sure there are no air pockets under the meat. Cover with foil.
- Cook in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 2 hours.
- Remove from the oven and let rest, covered, until all the grease on top is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove meat from the pan and cut into thin slices.
- Load meat into the center of warmed pitas. Top with lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and tzatziki sauce. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 402.3 calories, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 91.4 mg, Fat 25.1 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 25.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 1291.8 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
MEAT LOAF GYROS
Being one-time caterers, my husband and I were asked to supervise our church's youth group suppers. This is the recipe I prepared for Greek Night. It was a hit with everyone. Willa Fershee, Corunna, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Press into an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160° drain. , Let stand for 10 minutes. Cut into thin slices. Place the meat loaf, onion and tomato into pita halves; drizzle with yogurt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 996mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 28g protein.
GYRO LOAF
Make and share this Gyro Loaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by GlutenFree
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 Loaf, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients together well, so flavors all mix together. Put whole batch in a loaf pan.
- Cook at 375 for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
- Remove from oven, toss grease. put in fridge to cool, then slice thinly for uses. Loaf freezes well, so I usually make the loaf and freeze half, and use half for various Greek dishes.
- enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.7, Fat 17.4, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 64, Sodium 231.9, Carbohydrate 1.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.5, Protein 16.2
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