I had my first gyro sandwich in 1980 when I was in high school. I've been hooked ever since. Living/visiting in different parts of the country I sometimes crave this comfort food while away from home. Thank you. This looks totally doable & absolutely delish! YUM
Great recipe! One thing I do when preparing the cucumber? After I grate it, I'll add some Kosher salt to draw out the water. After letting it sit in the fridge for around 30 minutes, I strain it in the towel (as you did). Thanks!
I really don't wanna be that guy, but I have to say it: That is not Gyros. This is more like a gyros-style meatloaf/burger. That said, I am sure it tasted great and it's definitely a nice recipe.
Sup greg, loojs great, i feel like idiot cuz never did like this, same basic recipe but i formed on spikket in freezer, then on grill rotisserie, pan under, shaving as cooks, ive done in loaf pan, but never flat top 🤷, could do like kofta too🤔, i add mint to mix and taziki.. but thats taste, ive been making too complicated for 30+ years 🦧🤣😂, make a great burger too bro, i guess i always wanted the pita way, dammit 😂🤣, tyvm tc
Thank you so much for this video! I had the same idea of making it on a flat top as smash burgers and slicing it the way you did, but I was intimidated to try it out of fear that it wouldn't work. I will definitely do this!!!!
Im from EU with greek descent and will be honest with you. The Tzatziki we won’t get into 😅 But I really like your improvisation and out of the box thinking making some kind of gyros kebabs. Not bad at all!
My man, you gotta try a batch with the mint! Just make sure to use regular mint and not spearmint. I also leave the cucumber water in, made it both ways and leaving it makes it less thick and adds flavor. Great cook, I will be making mind this way going forward. Brilliant idea with the smashburger. Can you explain what the food processor does? And squeezing out the onion? Just curious!
In Greek most of the time there will be some French fries on it as well. And the pita traditionally will be warmed by laying it over the cooking meat with 1 side. Then you would have a perfect Souvlaki. Which is what you make, not a gyro :-)
You made everything else, why not make the pita bread? Pita bread is pretty easy to make, and you can do it on that griddle or the oven. Here's the recipe. ruclips.net/video/9HXyLFlJFc8/видео.htmlsi=QSb-Bw_e7P6hoLJT
Looks fabulous, Greg. I never considered making one at home because we have a local place 600 feet away that serves excellent Gyros. The thing is, prices are becoming more and more ridiculous these days and man can not live on burgers alone! Thanks for this one!
Hey Greg, I am a Gyros addict and I never thought of like the cheat method you had used. Personally, when it comes to Gyros, I have good browned meat on a skewer in mind. You have a great flat top, I would use thinly sliced meat, marinade them overnight, then slice them into smaller strips, not too long and roast them with very high heat on your flat top. Season with salt a few Greek herbs at the end, and voilà, there you have it. How would you make a Döner Kebab without meat on a big skewer? This calls more like the approach you've been for the Gyros. Mhhh yours looked delicious regardless.
Needs white wine vinegar in the tzatziki, dusting of paprika over finished assemble gyro, and fries inside. Minced meat is abit odd also, a marinated chicken thigh or pork would be the better option in my opinion,.
As a follow up to this homemade gyro, I would love, love, love for you to create a homemade Canadian donair. It's a lot like a gyro, but I don't believe the meat includes any lamb... and the sweet donair sauce is to die for. I've never seen anyone copycat it. I'd love to see you be the first! Thanks!
@@OrangeNikolaki-ss8hl I’ve had more than my share of donairs, from the Canadian Rockies, across the Canadian plains, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the donair originated, and I’ve never seen one that includes lamb, but if you say so…
Greg if you cook pita again try using a good amount of olive or avacado oil on flattop and the pita... It Looked like it might have been dry.... the oil makes it more pliable and steams it through better .... AWESOME VIDEO!!
I do these a couple three times a month. Usually in the oven in loaf form, but will definitely be doing it on the Blackstone at the cabin this summer (maybe even a riff on my smash tacos). I like 100% lamb (Impossible burger for my veg-head wife). My son can't stand store-bought pita and insists I make it (same goes for bagels, and we live in NY). I like sliced cucumber in the tzatziki and blend some onion with the garlic in the Ninja smoothie jar.
Looks fantastic.❤ There's a tiny and I mean tiny little middle eastern and greek store on south Lamar Blvd in Austin Texas that makes this stuff including the bread right there on site they have all kinds of crazy stuff there including oil cured olives. I always go for the shawarma. It's called Phoenicia Bakery and Deli.
I make the meat in a bread pan.....I like your idea and will try it as we can't get good Gyros here and I have to make them myself everytime I want to make it. The good thing about the baking pan in you can vacuum pack the left overs after the slices you used and freeze them. they are good for like months. So I make 2 baking pans of gyro meat and then freeze what we don't eat into small 1-2 pack so that we have a ready meal. Thanks for your channel. Love your ideas
@@oregonpatriot1570 he’s saying “yeuro” and “tuh-zeekee” The Greek families I know pronounce these correctly as “Hee-rro” (with a rolled R) and “Zza-zee-kee) where the Zza sounds like the second syllable in pizza. So he’s wrong.
Great idea. I always bake mine but this looks way easier and better. Also, pitas are super easy to make, probably the easiest bread to do at home and they taste fantastic.
Sorry my friend but this is not gyros that are you cooking there .I'm 100% a Greek person this is bifteki.gyros coming in a big spice and the meat is flat from pork or chicken . So please don't change something very traditional to something. Fake
@@BallisticBBQ also on your red onions do your slices then hit it with a little Greek seasoning the squeeze them with your hand to break the cells up. Still have crunch but totally changes them. Think it’s a Persian thing they usually add sumac
I've tried making this so many times and it never tastes right. Never thought of cooking it smashburger style. If this works then you're my new hero. Good job.
This is KEBAB...not gyro. Actually it's more like Hawawshi. Call it a Mediterranean smash burger, but don't call it a gyro. Ouch! Please learn to pronounce tzatziki properly.
Great episode!!! Looks like the perfect homemade Gyro and crazy simple!!! This style of food opens up all kinds of possibilities in the Mediterranean and Aegean region. Lebanese Shawarma and Turkish doner kebab round out this regional trifecta of deliciousness.
I have searched Gyro recipes for years and i never considered the ease of smashing the burger! It looks fully caramelized and the perfect thickness so I'm calling it the winner for best Gyro making technique I've seen!
Bare hands would be better touching the food instead of a foreign made glove of unknown composition IMNSHO. I know plenty about glove having to use them daily with different chemicals - I would never wear them prepping food. Just wash up often!
Reading the posts I guess this may not be traditional or “real” gyros. But it sure looks delicious. I can’t wait give it a try. Thanks for the step by step tutorial.
I love gyros but never thought about this way of cooking them. It makes perfect sense as your get the char on both sides of the meat. Thanks so much for sharing!
Looks delicious, but wish you didnt call out the pita bread company/supplier, its a very hard time economically for people, they dont need any negative press, unless safety issue.
@@kissmyass-y6n thats the American way,no tradition, no character, please dont call it gyros at least call it greek inspired smash burger in a bun or something
Why are you using lamb ? Greeks never make it with lamb it will come across as super weird just use pork ! And if you don't want pork chicken is fine . Also why ground meat ?Never ground meat . That's also super weird and where are the fries ?
The ingredients of a Greek gyro vary from country to country, but most gyros are a combination of beef, ground lamb, or a blend of both. In the United States, gyro meat is often ground beef, but in Greece, it’s a blend of lamb and beef
@@bulletsbbq2576"The ingredients of a Greek gyro vary from country to country" Think about that sentence for a bit. Not a very Greek gyro if the recipe is changed because it's made somewhere else, is it. Like Nikolas said gyros in Greece is made with pork or chicken. There are obviously dishes with beef and lamb in Greece but those are different dishes. I'm guessing you never been to Greece?
I had my first gyro sandwich in 1980 when I was in high school. I've been hooked ever since.
Living/visiting in different parts of the country I sometimes crave this comfort food while away from home.
Thank you. This looks totally doable & absolutely delish! YUM
Great recipe!
One thing I do when preparing the cucumber? After I grate it, I'll add some Kosher salt to draw out the water. After letting it sit in the fridge for around 30 minutes, I strain it in the towel (as you did).
Thanks!
This is great, thank you.
Greg, I don't know where you saw it, but it doesn't look like that in Greece
I really don't wanna be that guy, but I have to say it: That is not Gyros. This is more like a gyros-style meatloaf/burger.
That said, I am sure it tasted great and it's definitely a nice recipe.
u know nothing about food
I grew up eating these frequently and that looked delicious! Awesome recipe walkthrough and attention to detail as always! Cheers, brother!
Sup greg, loojs great, i feel like idiot cuz never did like this, same basic recipe but i formed on spikket in freezer, then on grill rotisserie, pan under, shaving as cooks, ive done in loaf pan, but never flat top 🤷, could do like kofta too🤔, i add mint to mix and taziki.. but thats taste, ive been making too complicated for 30+ years 🦧🤣😂, make a great burger too bro, i guess i always wanted the pita way, dammit 😂🤣, tyvm tc
Thank you so much for this video! I had the same idea of making it on a flat top as smash burgers and slicing it the way you did, but I was intimidated to try it out of fear that it wouldn't work. I will definitely do this!!!!
You made Adana or kofta my friend… gyros isn’t made of minced meat… its thin slice meat that’s stacked up and shaved off.
Im from EU with greek descent and will be honest with you. The Tzatziki we won’t get into 😅 But I really like your improvisation and out of the box thinking making some kind of gyros kebabs. Not bad at all!
My man, you gotta try a batch with the mint! Just make sure to use regular mint and not spearmint. I also leave the cucumber water in, made it both ways and leaving it makes it less thick and adds flavor.
Great cook, I will be making mind this way going forward. Brilliant idea with the smashburger. Can you explain what the food processor does? And squeezing out the onion? Just curious!
In Greek most of the time there will be some French fries on it as well. And the pita traditionally will be warmed by laying it over the cooking meat with 1 side. Then you would have a perfect Souvlaki. Which is what you make, not a gyro :-)
You made everything else, why not make the pita bread? Pita bread is pretty easy to make, and you can do it on that griddle or the oven.
Here's the recipe. ruclips.net/video/9HXyLFlJFc8/видео.htmlsi=QSb-Bw_e7P6hoLJT
Looks fabulous, Greg. I never considered making one at home because we have a local place 600 feet away that serves excellent Gyros. The thing is, prices are becoming more and more ridiculous these days and man can not live on burgers alone! Thanks for this one!
Hey Greg, I am a Gyros addict and I never thought of like the cheat method you had used. Personally, when it comes to Gyros, I have good browned meat on a skewer in mind. You have a great flat top, I would use thinly sliced meat, marinade them overnight, then slice them into smaller strips, not too long and roast them with very high heat on your flat top. Season with salt a few Greek herbs at the end, and voilà, there you have it. How would you make a Döner Kebab without meat on a big skewer? This calls more like the approach you've been for the Gyros. Mhhh yours looked delicious regardless.
Needs white wine vinegar in the tzatziki, dusting of paprika over finished assemble gyro, and fries inside. Minced meat is abit odd also, a marinated chicken thigh or pork would be the better option in my opinion,.
🫠💝 Great, but I would really love to see a spicy greek yoghurt, is that even possible???
That looks awesome. Yet another recipe i need to try. Any new good burger places in SD you recommend?
Honestly Greg stick to burgers and hotdogs. Not a near Gyro or a Döner Kebab. Don't use ground meat.
You don’t put thin sliced cucumbers on your gyro ? It’s naked without
I want to try this Oklahoma style. Lay a bunch of paper onions on griddle then smash the meat into the onions.
You can bring the bread back to life if you put it under the sink water and flash it in the microwave.
*Greg, Do you wish to know what's missing with that Gyro?* 🍺
La recette de la viande et KEFTA et non pas gyro, car gyro veut dire tourner 🤦♂️
Dat's like mayo ant tomatoe wid onion. Ma fav.
Looks really good Greg, you just gave me a new recipe idea!
What happened to the lettuce? 🤔
Greg this looks great. You should try to make your own pita.... Super simple. I'll send you my recipe if you'd like.
You could make a gyro burger out of that
As a follow up to this homemade gyro, I would love, love, love for you to create a homemade Canadian donair. It's a lot like a gyro, but I don't believe the meat includes any lamb... and the sweet donair sauce is to die for. I've never seen anyone copycat it. I'd love to see you be the first! Thanks!
Actually this IS DONAIR MEAT. Now you need that Halifax sweet sauce.
@@OrangeNikolaki-ss8hl I’ve had more than my share of donairs, from the Canadian Rockies, across the Canadian plains, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the donair originated, and I’ve never seen one that includes lamb, but if you say so…
This motivates me to make gyros at home Greg! The smash burger idea is King! So fresh and delicious looking! Have a great week Bud!
Wow Greg, this looks like an awesome homemade gyro. Those tomatoes looked incredible next to the meat and tzatziki sauce. Cheers!!
Greg if you cook pita again try using a good amount of olive or avacado oil on flattop and the pita... It Looked like it might have been dry.... the oil makes it more pliable and steams it through better .... AWESOME VIDEO!!
I do these a couple three times a month. Usually in the oven in loaf form, but will definitely be doing it on the Blackstone at the cabin this summer (maybe even a riff on my smash tacos). I like 100% lamb (Impossible burger for my veg-head wife). My son can't stand store-bought pita and insists I make it (same goes for bagels, and we live in NY).
I like sliced cucumber in the tzatziki and blend some onion with the garlic in the Ninja smoothie jar.
Looks fantastic.❤
There's a tiny and I mean tiny little middle eastern and greek store on south Lamar Blvd in Austin Texas that makes this stuff including the bread right there on site they have all kinds of crazy stuff there including oil cured olives.
I always go for the shawarma.
It's called Phoenicia Bakery and Deli.
I make the meat in a bread pan.....I like your idea and will try it as we can't get good Gyros here and I have to make them myself everytime I want to make it. The good thing about the baking pan in you can vacuum pack the left overs after the slices you used and freeze them. they are good for like months. So I make 2 baking pans of gyro meat and then freeze what we don't eat into small 1-2 pack so that we have a ready meal. Thanks for your channel. Love your ideas
Now that looks great
Great video ,,it's a good and fast method, Id try this way , looks like a hit ,thanks , I'm getting one soon.👍🇬🇷
Oh man Greg! Gotta give this one a try, Greek gyro's are one of my faves!!! 😋😋😋 GR8 vid! ~Chris
Recipe looks great and I’ll forgive your mispronunciation of gyro and tzatziki 😊
I'll bet you think it's Gi-Ro's. (It's not). He's saying it right.
@@oregonpatriot1570 he’s saying “yeuro” and “tuh-zeekee” The Greek families I know pronounce these correctly as “Hee-rro” (with a rolled R) and “Zza-zee-kee) where the Zza sounds like the second syllable in pizza. So he’s wrong.
This looks delicious and the idea of making it like a smashed burger is brilliant. I will definitely copy that 👍👍👍
Thanks Greg - looks great - Growing up near Montreal I sampled a lot of Greek food - Cheers!
Nice! An easy fix to the pita bread, make your own, it's simple. There are plenty of recipes on line, and they are better than store bought.
Love your passion for great recipes! This one just went on the list for our next workplace luncheon. Thanks!
Great video. I use naan bread for my Gyros and I also like to add fresh chopped cucumber on it.
Great idea. I always bake mine but this looks way easier and better. Also, pitas are super easy to make, probably the easiest bread to do at home and they taste fantastic.
Great recipe! Clever use of the flat top for this, and your tzatziki sauce looks fantastic👍😊
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Sorry my friend but this is not gyros that are you cooking there .I'm 100% a Greek person this is bifteki.gyros coming in a big spice and the meat is flat from pork or chicken . So please don't change something very traditional to something. Fake
OMG I'm going to make this I love gyros!
Great video!!! healthiest fast food on the planet!!!
Great way to start my golfing Sunday, love your fusion style.
Love gyro but have swapped to garlic naan instead of pita. Do a shawarma video
I've send him a real shawarma recipe a couple of years ago, hope he still has it in his folder.
Don, could you re-send? I'm looking and I don't see it... One of externals fried on me, and I'm afraid that maybe it was on that one.
I love naan, so soft! There are bakeries here that make "Iraqi Bread" that is really good too.
@@BallisticBBQ Will do!
@@BallisticBBQ also on your red onions do your slices then hit it with a little Greek seasoning the squeeze them with your hand to break the cells up. Still have crunch but totally changes them. Think it’s a Persian thing they usually add sumac
That looks so good. Cheers, Greg! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
Anything with that much thatziki has to be tasty!!
Man you nailed this cook! That looks SO good!
Love gyros, looked delicious.
How does your gyros meat compare to Greek Style Chicken?
The texture of mine was a little courser than theirs, but the flavor and smell was almost the same.
Seeing you make the meat like a smash burger makes me think a gyro burger could be an interesting take on gyros.
I was thinking the same thing. Or, stuffing a sausage casing and building a hot dog topped with tzatziki and onion. Cheers!
Where is the lettuce?
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Looks great Greg !
Looks great! I'd put some sumac on it.
Good call!
Been watching you for years now, never expected to see you make gyros.
I've been wanting to do this for a while now. Cheers!
@@BallisticBBQ They look delicious, thanks for the video and all the great videos and recipes I've enjoyed over the years. Cheers back!
I've tried making this so many times and it never tastes right. Never thought of cooking it smashburger style. If this works then you're my new hero. Good job.
This was really good Aaron, and better when I made it the next day.
This is not gyros. might be good but bot gyros.
This is KEBAB...not gyro. Actually it's more like Hawawshi. Call it a Mediterranean smash burger, but don't call it a gyro.
Ouch! Please learn to pronounce tzatziki properly.
Great episode!!! Looks like the perfect homemade Gyro and crazy simple!!! This style of food opens up all kinds of possibilities in the Mediterranean and Aegean region. Lebanese Shawarma and Turkish doner kebab round out this regional trifecta of deliciousness.
Making it as a burger is something I never fathomed... but I like it! I make a meatloaf first, then griddle it. Bravo!
I have searched Gyro recipes for years and i never considered the ease of smashing the burger! It looks fully caramelized and the perfect thickness so I'm calling it the winner for best Gyro making technique I've seen!
More doner than gyros
This recipe has nothing to do with doner kebab
Ну, есть небольшие ошибки.
Но в целом хорошо.
Я продаю Гиро уже 7 лет.
Try Naan bread
Bare hands would be better touching the food instead of a foreign made glove of unknown composition IMNSHO. I know plenty about glove having to use them daily with different chemicals - I would never wear them prepping food. Just wash up often!
Reading the posts I guess this may not be traditional or “real” gyros. But it sure looks delicious. I can’t wait give it a try. Thanks for the step by step tutorial.
Still don’t understand after all these years of EXCEPTIONAL videos you don’t have over a million subscribers.
I love gyros but never thought about this way of cooking them. It makes perfect sense as your get the char on both sides of the meat. Thanks so much for sharing!
Looks delicious, but wish you didnt call out the pita bread company/supplier, its a very hard time economically for people, they dont need any negative press, unless safety issue.
I wish you would’ve kept you comment to yourself. It’s tough times for RUclipsrs and he doesn’t need any negative comments 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Καλημερα !!! Good morning!!!
I appreciate the try to copy or come close to what a gyros is, but please, for the sake of god, don't call this a gyros.
Gyros is grilled meat
Sry greg this doesnt follow traditional gyros which means rotate like a rotiserie over charcoal fire.
@@kissmyass-y6n thats the American way,no tradition, no character, please dont call it gyros at least call it greek inspired smash burger in a bun or something
Never heard of a gyro. In Europe we call that a doner kebab. Looks great though
Why are you using lamb ? Greeks never make it with lamb it will come across as super weird just use pork ! And if you don't want pork chicken is fine . Also why ground meat ?Never ground meat . That's also super weird and where are the fries ?
The ingredients of a Greek gyro vary from country to country, but most gyros are a combination of beef, ground lamb, or a blend of both. In the United States, gyro meat is often ground beef, but in Greece, it’s a blend of lamb and beef
@@bulletsbbq2576 you are wrong 😅look it up
@@sperdouklikos I did and your wrong 🤣🤣
@@bulletsbbq2576"The ingredients of a Greek gyro vary from country to country" Think about that sentence for a bit. Not a very Greek gyro if the recipe is changed because it's made somewhere else, is it.
Like Nikolas said gyros in Greece is made with pork or chicken. There are obviously dishes with beef and lamb in Greece but those are different dishes. I'm guessing you never been to Greece?
@@sperdouklikos the first 5 articles on google say u are wrong