Gyroll Recipes

GROUND BEEF GYROS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine first 5 ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate. (If possible overnight).
• In separate bowl, combine ground beef and seasonings.
• Mix well.
• Shape into 4 patties.
• Grill, covered, (you can also use a toaster oven or broil these) over medium to high heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, turning once.
• Cut patties into thin slices.
• Stuff into pitas.
• Add lettuce,cucumber, tomato, and onion.
• Serve with yogurt sauce.

GROUND BEEF GYROS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Chill. In a large bowl, combine seasonings; crumble beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 4 patties. , Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Cut patties into thin slices; stuff into pita halves. Add lettuce, tomato and onion. Serve with the yogurt sauce.

CHICKEN GYROS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine marinade ingredients and stir well.
• On a cutting board, place a piece of plastic wrap over the chicken thighs and pound until about ½ inch (1 cm) thick with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or heavy pan.
• In another large bowl or gallon plastic bag, combine chicken thighs and marinade, stirring well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to one day.
• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Shred the cucumber, be sure to squeeze out any excess liquid.
• In a medium bowl, combine tzatziki ingredients and stir well. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• On a baking sheet or a large cast-iron skillet, use the onion half as a base and position the skewer vertically like a spit. Skewer the chicken thighs individually, rotating each one 90 degrees.
• Bake for 1.5 to 2 hours, until internal temperature reaches 165°F (75°C). Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Carve off slices of chicken to fill a pita. Top with onion slices, tomato slices, and tzatziki sauce.
• Enjoy!

TRADITIONAL GYROS

Steps:

• Place onion in a food processor and blend until finely chopped. Transfer onion to a piece of cheese cloth and squeeze out the liquid. Place onion in a large bowl.
• Mix lamb, beef, garlic, oregano, cumin, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, black pepper, and salt with the onion using your hands until well mixed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place meat mixture in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped and tacky, about 1 minute. Pack meat mixture into a 7x4-inch loaf pan, ensuring there are no air pockets. Place loaf pan into a roasting pan and pour enough boiling water around the loaf pan to reach halfway up the sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 45 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Pour off any accumulated fat and cool slightly.
• Thinly slice the gyro meat mixture.
• Spread 1 tablespoon hummus onto each pita bread; top each with gyro meat mixture, lettuce, tomato, red onion, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce.

GYROLL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown the meat with garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
• When the meat is almost done, add the parsley and cook until the parsley wilts.
• Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool.
• Roll the pizza dough out into a rectangle (about 18x12-inches), with the long side laid out left-to-right in front.
• Spread out the feta cheese, zucchini, and black olives evenly over the dough, leaving 3-inches from the edges of the crust uncovered.
• Spread the cooled meat mixture over the top, still leaving the edges of the dough uncovered.
• Starting with the edge closest to you, roll up the whole thing until it is all rolled up.
• Do this by using the uncovered edge of dough at the end as a 'strip' to stick to the roll and seal it, making sure both ends are pressed down and sealed.
• Sprinkle with the garlic powder and bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.
• Then, reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

GYRO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• For the gyro meatloaf: Gather the minced onions in a clean kitchen towel and wring out as much liquid as possible. In a large mixing bowl, combine the onion, beef, lamb, milk, breadcrumbs, oregano, thyme, fennel, coriander, egg and some salt and pepper and mix together. Fry up a small test batch; taste for salt and pepper, and adjust the seasoning as needed.
• Transfer the meatloaf mixture to a food processor and process it to the consistency of a paste. Tightly pack it into a loaf pan, making sure there are no cracks or air pockets. Bake until cooked through, about 45 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into thin slices.
• For the tzatziki sauce: Grate or mince the cucumber and add it to a bowl along with the yogurt, dill, lemon juice, mint, olive oil, coriander and cumin. Whisk to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the lemon vinaigrette: In a blender, combine the lemon juice, oregano, thyme and mustard. With the motor running, add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream to emulsify.
• For the salad: Toss the lettuce, red onions and tomatoes with about 4 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.
• Heat the 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Briefly warm up the pitas in the pan, giving them just long enough on each side to get hot but not crispy. In the same pan, sear the slices of gyro on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• Spread 1 heaping tablespoon of tzatziki sauce onto each pita. Top with some slices of meatloaf and finish with some of the salad. Roll the pitas up tightly and wrap them in foil or secure them with a toothpick. Serve.

GROUND BEEF GYROLL

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the beef with garlic, onion and red pepper flakes until browned (about 10-12 minutes) drain fat.
• Add in oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, chopped parsley, Parmesan cheese and chopped mushrooms; cook for about 2-3 minutes; remove from heat and set aside.
• If you are using homemade pizza dough, then separate into two even pieces.
• Roll out prepared pizza dough into TWO 11 x 7-inch rectangles.
• Sprinkle HALF the crumbled feta cheese (or mozza cheese if using) on the top of one crust, then HALF of the olives on top of the feta cheese, then spoon HALF of the beef mixture on top of the olives.
• Roll up starting at the long end, sealing both edges as you roll.
• Seal the seam across the roll and then tuck both edges under.
• Repeat with the remaining pizza dough and remaining fillings.
• Place the gyrolls on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Lightly brush with oil, then sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (these amounts do not have to be exact).
• Bake in a 400°F oven for 5 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and continue baking for about 35 minutes more, or until golden.