The Ultimate Greek American Gyros
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.
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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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BEST TURKEY BURGER RECIPE | easy & healthy
This Greek-style turkey burger is my husband's favorite turkey burger recipe!! It's the best; so good and so easy to make! Plus I'll show you how to make homemade tzatziki to serve over the top.
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0:00 Intro
0:28 How to make tzatziki
0:36 Preparing English cucumber
1:14 Adding the ingredients
2:21 Preparing the turkey burgers
3:44 Mixing the ingredients
3:55 Shaping the turkey burgers
4:18 Prepping the grill
4:26 Grilling the turkey burgers
5:13 Serving the turkey burgers
5:54 Outro
6:15 Blooper
GREEK TURKEY BURGER RECIPE
1 pound ground turkey
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup non-fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup jarred roasted peppers chopped
1/4 cup Kalamata olives chopped
1/3 cup feta cheese crumbled
INSTRUCTIONS
Place turkey in a large bowl and add garlic powder, oregano, salt, pepper, and yogurt. Using your hands, combine until everything is well incorporated. Add peppers, olives, and feta cheese to the turkey mixture and gently work into the meat until the ingredients are evenly distributed.
Using your hands, form four burger patties.
Heat the grill pan over medium heat and place burgers on the pan. Grill for about 5 to 6 minutes per side or until cooked through.
Place burgers inside a few leaves of butter lettuce and top with a couple of tablespoons of Tzatziki. Enjoy!
Serving: 1 burger patty | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 876mg | Potassium: 450mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 228IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 2mg
I Made The MOST Flavorful Lamb Burger in Existence
This video was created in partnership with the American Lamb Board.
This tasty grilled American lamb pub burger uses a delicious blend of Mediterranean seasonings and spices and is cooked to perfection. You will absolutely love the flavor of this burger.
Not only was this perfectly cooked, but I also took it to the next level by serving it on a toasted Kaiser bun with Arugula, pickles, homemade tzatziki sauce, pickled red onions, crumbled feta cheese, and chopped fresh mint. Talk about a flavor explosion.
This came together from start to finish in under 30 minutes, and it is absolutely worth it, I promise you.
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Ingredients for this recipe:
RECIPE:
For the Pickled Onions:
• ¼ peeled and thinly sliced red onion
• ½ cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
For the Tzatziki:
• ½ peeled, seeded, and shredded cucumber
• 1 cup full-fat Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 finely minced garlic clove
• juice of ½ lemon
• 1 ½ teaspoons finely minced fresh dill
• salt and pepper to taste
For the Burger:
• 2 pounds ground American lamb
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• ½ teaspoon sumac
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ peeled and finely grated red onion
• 2 finely grated garlic cloves
• 4 toasted Kaiser buns
• 1 cup arugula
• 16 dill pickle slices
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Serves 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Procedures:
1. Pickled Onions: Mix the vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small bowl and submerge the sliced red onions in the mixture. Pickle for 20-30 minutes in the refrigerator.
2. Tzatziki: Place the cucumber shreds in a colander in a bowl and season with about a ½ teaspoon of salt and mix it until combined.
3. Let the moisture from the cumbers drain into the bowl for about 10 minutes.
4. Squeeze the cucumber shreds to get as much extra moisture as possible, and then add it to a separate medium-size bowl along with the remaining recipe ingredients.
5. Whisk until it is well combined, cover, and keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
6. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the lamb with cumin, coriander, oregano, sumac, salt, pepper, grated onion, and garlic.
7. Form 4 large patties and place them on a hot (550° to 650°) preheated grill and cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
8. Flip the burgers and cook for a further 5 to 6 minutes or until it reaches 160° F internally.
9. Remove the lamb burgers and rest for 4 to 5 minutes before serving.
10. To Assemble: Add some arugula to the bottom toasted Kaiser bun and then layer on with pickle slices, lamb burger, tzatziki, pickled onions, feta cheese, mint, and the top toasted kaiser bun. Repeat with the other 3 lamb burgers and serve.
I make this for my family when I'm short on time! No kneading No rolling! Easy and delicious
I make this for my family when I'm short on time! No kneading No rolling! Easy and delicious
230g ground beef
1 egg
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
paprika
mix well
50g chopped onion
15g green onion
15ml olive oil
Mix well
Tortilla(23cm)
Fold and unfold the tortilla in half
Take some of the meat fillings
Put the filling on the tortilla
Spread the beef on half of the tortilla evenly
Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese
Fold the tortilla in half
Tortilla(17cm)
You can also make it with smaller tortillas
Fold than unfold in quarters
Cut the tortilla like this
Spread the beef filling on 3/4 of the tortilla like this
Fold the tortilla like this
Repeat
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Medium-low heat
Olive oil
Spread the oil every in the pan
Fry the tortilla for 5 minutes
Flip and fry for another 5 minutes
The color should be golden brown
Done!
Medium-low heat
Add some olive oil to the pan
Place the small tortillas in the pan
Fry for 5 minutes
Brush oil on top
Flip then fry for 8 minutes
Add 1tbsp water in the pan
Done!
These meat tortillas are so delicious!
You must try this recipe if you have tortillas at home!
The big tortilla and the small tortillas are both super delicious and tasty
The outside is super crispy!
The inside is super tasty and delicious
This small tortilla has so many layers!
You must try this super simple and delicious recipe!
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