The Ultimate Greek American Gyros
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- 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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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!
Thank you! I really appreciate you :)
BethyKable
Dimitri, keep up the good work...wonderful recipes...I love Greek food!
BethyKable yeah KEYBOARD KOMMANDOS ( commandos) are everywhere especially when they’re not bullying people.
Love a good gyro. Hell I like a half good gyro.
While my wife made your pita recipe tonight I made this gyro meat recipe. We ate very well tonight. Thank you !
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.
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...❤️❤️😘🥰
That is awesome! I love you too!! And, I appreciate your support more than words can say. THANK YOU!
Helen, how wonderful to cook the same meal and eat it together on Skype. Great idea for those loved ones far away from us.
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.
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!
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.
5 of 5. Made this with 50/50 lamb and beef. Just amazing. And the tzatziki recipe also rocks.
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!
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!
You are so welcome! I'm so glad that these recipes help keep you connected to your family and that you are using them to create new traditions. This is the reason I do this and I want to thank you for your heartfelt message and support. xoxo
@@DimitrasDishes are you Greek I notice that you were making a lot of Greek food u look Greek Greek food is amazing food my favorite food I love Mediterranean food
@@DimitrasDishes are u Greek I bet your Greek you must be if u know a lot about Greek food what’s wrong with being Greek the Greeks have the best food ever greek food is the best food
You're probably the only one who has eaten a souvlaki wrap on camera and still managed to look good doing it
Souvlaki = lamb chunks not ground meat
@@dy9278 No my friend you are wrong it can be any meat as long as it has Yogurt in it its a souvlaki
Now give us a kiss
@@readthisbadly bruh you american dont talk about souvlaki you dont even know what it is
@@fluffy9871 man stfu im not american
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.
Thank you very much for your support!!
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 🇬🇷💙
I thought gyros were one of those unobtainable foods you had to go to a place to get. Can’t wait to try this! 😍
Same!
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👍
When I went to Greece. I ate the gyro and they put french fries inside the gyro. It was something new for me. I love gyros.
Never had a good gyro in America... Fries and everything good belongs in a gyro
I also had fries in my Gyro in Greece. Tasted great. Added a salty profile. Meat, potatoes, veggies and bread. All together.
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".
Doesn’t matter what the negative individuals write I ❤️ the recipe very tasty 😋 again everything was perfect 👌 TFS
Thank you so much 😊
I agree with Dora. You are perfect enough. :)
@PEOPLE FLYS AND SHIT Thank you for cooking some traditional meals on own way... 😋🌟💞
@@DimitrasDishes would it work if i use a vertical rotisserie and do you have a pits bread recipe?
I love to do it tomorrow 🌷 thanks for the recipe 💓🇺🇸💓
It's NOT the gyros you want. It's the Donair!! Try it and it will then be your go to all-time food treat! No guff, no hype, no bull! The trick is in the sauce. The Donair sauce is not the tzatziki but a sweet garlicky version.
Either everything together in a pita same as you know it or or as a Donair pizza w onions and tomatoes smothered as you like it -and you will, with sauce. You will be coming back to this addictive treat forevermore!! It's an updated Canadian version taking the world by storm of the same old same old!
by donair, you mean doner kebab. doner means gyro in turkish bro. i love turkish kebabs too. both are awesome. in greece, they aren't prepared this way, they are prepared exactly the same way as a doner kebab. sliced meat stacked up on a turning spit. they they rotate it and shave it off. it is mouthwatering around monastiraki square.
It's not the doner, kebob nor the gyros you want! It's an actual Donair you want! Not some Greek or Mediterranean things that taste like shite but a real full fledged Donair! A donair pizza is next on the list of things you wanna go for!
Still making this recipe. Never fails. Of course half the time I forget to grind the onion & garlic first before adding the meat. Oh well. Extra chunky.
Oh this is the ultimate sandwich......so 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 !
I've been on a Mediterranean food kick, but its not always easy to get to places that serve this flavorful food. This is a great idea, and looks easy to prep. Gotta try this, thanks for sharing.
I did this two weeks ago and my family loved it! I'm making it again today and including my extended family.
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!
Wow, you're the woman! I made this recipe today and it came out great. I am from Houston , originally, married a military man, so that took us to several different states. After his retirement we moved back to Houston/Pearland. Last year we left Pearland moved to Amarillo, TX to live a quiet lifestyle. OMG! this place is so left behind, it's horrible. The restaurants are the worst and we been around. We have to cook a lot to enjoy good meals. Your videos are life savers.
That recipe looks perfect. I don't know why everyone gave you Hell on the Lamb Gyro recipe. We are going to make these very soon on 9-26-2020, probably both recipes. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! My dad used to make his own gyros cones for his restaurant. Now with your recipe I can make at it home. Thank you!! 🇬🇷❤️
I cooked up my second loaf only this week Tuesday 20th April 21 using your recipe. Yesterday had friends over and used this for the lunch. They went crazy over it. My husband just makes very short work of the loaf😝🤣🇿🇦 it's extremely delicious 👌🤣👍and freezes fabulous
Dimitra, I have the pleasure of running a kitchen ministry at my church that feeds the needy in our area every Saturday with a dinner like meal but for an early lunch. I also cook for my Knights of Columbus counsel for our monthly meeting so we can have a dinner together as brother knights. I have made your white bean soup (fasolada) as a second course for a fund raiser and everyone loved almost as much as the Greek country salad that followed. Anywho, I thought you should know that I am going to make the Gyros once we are able to serve a regular meal again after all the dust settles from covid scare. Right now we are limited to sandwiches in to go boxes and can't use our hall to let our guest sit and enjoy their meals.
Update We made it and everyone loved it. Our needy guest got a gyro with tzatziki, rice pilaf and a Greek country salad with a classic American brownie. This one is so on our "we need to make that again" list.
I know im going to insult any decent red blooded Greek but I gotta say it: My fav gyro sandwich so far is the one I get at Arbys. The meat is so delicious and the sauce, while missing the flavor of cucumber and dill, is wonderful. Ill have to give this recipe a try.
I hope that you enjoy it!! I've never tried Arby's sandwich but this one will definitely taste very fresh :)
Gary Miller what kind of ground meat do i use for this recipe??
I make in large quantity and freeze in foodsaver. Lasts longer than you will need. Super great easy quick meal.
Hi Dimitra, I am from Bahrain. I went to collage in the US. I discovered Gayros (American way) when I lived in Florida and I liked it a lot. Since I am back home I never get the chance to try them again until I came across your video. I tried it and was shocked that I got the same taste I had 30 years ago and even better. Basically, I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it. Well done. I will be making it at least once week for me and my family. Thank you very much. By the way, you look great too.
Greek Australian here in Melbourne we make it different again, standard was lamb gyro on charcoal with lettuce, tsagiki, tomato in pita.In the last decade the greek(euro) style gyro has become very popular.
Btw I'm also from Crete
I love Gyros but 1. There aren’t many Greek restaurants by me and 2. Most are closed now because of Corona. I’m definitely going to try this recipe ! It looks so delicious . I can’t wait, my husband will love it!
I just made this 50/50 ground beef and lamb it's delicious. after 15 minutes of cooking my home was filled with such a delicious aroma, Thank you for sharing such a delicious recipe❤
God Bless for your time and education… thank you. I worked for 42 years in manufacturing. I am now retired and recently have been making amazing bagels, My dream was to bake into make good food, we have a local Greek restaurant. My wife loves Gyro salads, I’ve been looking for a recipe so that she can have a Gyro salad and I can have a Gyro sandwich. This is perfect thank you my child.
You are very welcome!
People giving you hate over a misconception is a bit ridiculous in your past recipe videos. People are immature! Anyways though. Thanks for sharing this. I've never made Gyros before and my cousin bought a Gyro kit but the concept like this of making everything from scratch is very helpful because it gives me a better idea of what I'm doing lol. Thanks for sharing and I'll look forward to check out your future recipes when I can!
I made the gyro recipe. It was delicious 😋. I used beef, lamb, and chicken mixture. I made about 3 lb of meat. My family loved it, and the homemade Tzatziki sauce was a hit also. I have enough for sandwiches.
I'm so making this! Tonight we're having your Beef Shawarmas. I've made them before. All of your recipes I've made turned out so delicious (and I've made many). You're my go-to for Greek food. Thank you.
I have tried your first one and this is not much different, I gotta say, of all the gyro meat recipes on youtube including those from Rafika and other Turkish chefs, yours are the best tasting.
Thankyou.
I made this tonight, it is amazing. I was working from home today. I made this with one pound of hamburger and one pound of lamb then chilled it. I then tried it before cooking and thought it was okay. I then fried the meat and it again is amazing. I got a taziki sauce recipe made made that it was the absolute best gryo I've ever had.
I can’t wait to try this! We moved away from a city that had a great place we used to go to and where we are now doesn’t have a place within at least 85+ miles of us. Now I gotta find all the rest of the recipes
Made this gyros a month ago and turned out fantastic. Used beef and lamb. Didn’t have a food processor so tried it in my stand mixer. I was pleased. Making it again tomorrow.
I have made this about 5 times in the past year with ground chicken absolutely love it. My favorite restaurant took it off the menu post Covid
I like the lamb beef combination with diced onion of any color; diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce and taziki sauce with onion rings on the side!
I have made this from your original recipe with lamb and beef, and it is super delicious! My family loves it.
Wonderful!
I love "GYROS" and l used your recipe and I've tried others recipes as well. But l prefer "SOUR CREAM SAUCE" versus the SAUCE that's Traditionally used on "GYROS". Two Thumbs up 👍👍
I have made this recipe 3 times now and OMG!! You are the BEST!
Hello:
My wife and I lived in Athens for awhile back in the early 70's and I practically lived on Gyros. You're correct, the American "carnival, fair, street cart" version cannot begin to compare with the authentic Greek sandwich. Back then I could get 2 Gyros and a wash tub full of French Fries for $2.00 If you wanted a Coke it was anther $.25 Ahhhh to be living there again, BEAUTIFUL place. Our apartment was right on Omonia Square about a block from the boulevard. Lots of wonderful stores and little quaint restaurants with magnificent food.
Thank you for this video. It brings back fond memories.
God bless:
Dave
I made it thanks to you letting it overnight for tomorrow dinner. I'm excited.
I just made this for dinner tonight-YUM !!! Thumbs up from my daughter and my husband and myself-this recipe is definitely a keeper!!!
I love your Greek food 😋😋😋🥙🥙🥙😋😋😋
Easy, put it together on my lunch break for dinner. I have seen other recipes that call for Marjoram vs. Oregano and to put a brick press over the loaf pan. ??? You are my Greek GO-TO, Dimitra. Thanks!
I prefer lamb, but I'm certain this is delicious, too!
Thanks Dimitra; coming out of lockdown here in UK and this is a perfect dish for the long-awaited family get together. Your presentation, as always, succinct and easy to follow.
This is amazing. Great tip on cooling before slicing and then reheating right before serving. Kind of loosely mimics how they do it in the restaurant though really!
I made these for super bowl and it was amazing. So yummy and exactly what we were hoping for. Thank you
I loved this gyros sandwich (mix of mutton and beef) when I studied in Athens, Georgia, USA. I used to frequent the joint on weekly basis. Amazing food
Oh I’m so glad to have found your recipe, I’ll be trying it out real soon.
Hello Dimitra
Today we make gyros for the very first time and they come out delicious thank you you’re the best. Thank you for the lessons.
Luis & Rosie
Thanks for giving detailed instructions. Will definitely make this. Made the Tzatziki sauce u provided recipe. OMGosh delicious. 🙏🤗😘
Wow!!! Thank you for the light bulb moment. I have learned something new.
I love gyros!
You're right. It didn't look very appetizing while it was in the food processor but in the end... it looked delicious!!!
Bravo!! Dimitri the best gyro I have ever seen appetizing mouthwatering delicious gyros!! Awesome!!
I only lived in Greece for six weeks, and I've made your gyros several times, but it is the most redolent of flavors from the street markets
I made your recipe the gyro meat and sauce. they came out perfectly! so delicious !!! thank you for sharing
Dimitra all negative comments that you received take at a blessings you are a young girl that at least cook very good !!! GodBless! You are amazing woman God Bless your parents!!!❤️❤️🙏🙏for all your recipes
Such a great recipe, every time I make gyros I come back to this video
Making excellant food, well explained and totally gorgeous ! Some make series or movies marathon, but these days, Im making Dimitras's Dishes marathon ! Keep doing the great work. Cheers from Quebec
kalos sas vrikame !
Its looks delicious. My mouth is salivating !
Made this couple months ago , with the pitas .off the hook …🍺🍀🍺🍀😉
Thanks ….
Thanks for sharing. Please ignore anyone that is judgmental/critical about your posts. It isn't easy doing what you do, but keep it up!!!
I love gyros myself one of favorites
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Excellent. Very delicious
Thank you for this recipe. I made this today and it's absolutely delicious. I followed your instructions. My family absolutely loved it. I made a huge batch to freeze for later, but it was all gone in two days. I also made your tzatziki sauce and your homemade pita bread. You are right, this gyros does taste like the ones from the restaurants. Thank you for making this video and please keep your videos coming!!!! ❤❤❤
In the town I think of being my home, I remember an amazing Italian food was infused with a Greek flair because the owner of it is Greek.
So many great things to the world.
I'm southern Italian with Greek roots. Thank you very much for this video. I am very interested in Greek/Greek American recipes for Christmas.
By the way, I just subscribed 😊
Hi Dimitra,
I do love this idea for a homemade Gyro. 👍
I will have to give it a try!
I do love my pork gyro usually - as it is very traditional in Greece! But this is a nice alternative
Thankyou
Cathy x
Love Gyros, trying to make it today for the first time. Thanks for sharing.
Eating is the most gratefully things to enjoy regardless any cameras around.
Stop the video at 7:08 and add the caption: Dimitra likes a little gyro with her tzatziki sauce. BTW this gyro meat also makes a great Greek style meatball sub. I grew up eating from a Greek sub shop. This was used as their meatball meat. Best sub ever.
Haha! This is true!! Tzatziki can be a main dish in my world..lol
Thank you so much for posting this video. I love Gyros so much but where I live you can't get good ones. I just made this and the Tzatziki sauce of yours and they both came out perfect.
I did it and OMAIGAAAAAA!! It is super good!! i added chunks of cucumber and lettuce and it taste amazing 😉! thanks for the recipe!
Rhnk you Dimitra. I will make your version since it looks delicious, but I just wanted to point out that parsley needs to be in there too. The first time i had a gyro was in Athens and will never forget how tasty it was.
Wow! Just made this delicious. Easy presentation to follow. Your fantastic. Thanks
Your chicken soup recipe changed the game for me! I love your recipes and now I’m watching every video ❤
Awesome! Thank you, that warms my heart and put a big smile on my face :)
I love you so much... thank you for teaching this amazing food.
Amazingly easy recipe!!! Thanks. But, does anyone else feel like they should have more toppings? I would definitely add fresh chopped Romaine lettuce, Chunks of Feta, sliced Green olives and Kalamata olives, and even some diced cucumbers?? What else does everyone enjoy on theirs?
Definitely going to make. I live in Metro Detroit so Greek restaurants and Menus are all around here. Miss my Gyros and eggs!
Hope you enjoy!
That looks absolutely delicious....I am going to try it
Please do! enjoy it :)
Yummy yummy to my tummy I ❤️ your recipe. I made pita bread yesterday using your recipe and is delicious. Thanks for the gyros recipe. I will have a fresh and healthy food 😋😉👍greetings from El Paso, Tx 🦎🐢🐍🌵🌻❤️
Oh my... When you took a bite out of that, I could almost taste it myself. I loooooove gyros.
Original GREEK gyros is made with thin PORK flat slices stacked on a spit.
Lamb and/or beef (usually MINCED) meat, that's turkish doner.
Lamb for muslims, pork for Greeks.
For original homemade Greek gyros, type in YT "Homemade Pork Gyros Akis Petretzikis" and "Greek Chicken Gyro Akis Petretzikis". Video courses are in english.
(Akis was the winner of the 1st Masterchef)
If you put some copper coins at the bottom of the flower vase they won’t droop :) I love this recipe. It’s 11pm here in London and I want a gyros sandwich now :)
Thanks for the tip! I will try that next time :)
Wow!!! I cannot wait to do this at home! I had NO idea you could make the gyro meat at home and that this is how it is done!! Thank you so much!
Love the ways you make gyro, i will do it today! this is my 1st time that i trying to do at home. From Montreal Canada with love
I must admit I have never eaten a Gyro. I’ve volunteered at the fair in a booth and helped with the prep and stuffing of them but they always looked sketchy to me. Your recipe however looks delicious and healthy. Thank you 💕
This is making my mouth water
I tried recipe surprisingly good.close to match to best steak house in Cleveland,oh
I am sure that your husband and your children love you and your family like to come and visit you with those delicious dinner you cook. I will visit you every day. Delicious and good idea I love the way you cook thank you God bless your hands.