mock gyros
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My husband loves gyros. I had never had them before. Lamb is expensive and hard to find, and in our current neighborhood, so is pita or naan. We make do. :)
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prep time
10 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- THE MEAT :)
- 2 pounds ground pork
- 3 teaspoons greek seasoning. (the herb only blend, no salt or msg!)
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- THE SAUCE
- 2 large cucumbers
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 pinch coarse kosher salt
- EVERYTHING ELSE
- - flour tortillas
- - shredded lettuce
- - chopped tomatoes
How To Make mock gyros
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Step 1Preheat oven to 450* Spray two metal loaf pans with non stick spray and set aside
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Step 2Mix grorund poor, greek seasoning and salt. Once everything is mixed, flatten it down with the spoon and divide in half.
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Step 3Take a piece of foil, that is large enough to be the length of the loaf pan and place one half of the meat on the foil in a log shape. It needs to be shorter then the loaf pan by 2 inches. Wrap the foil around the meat and roll it like play dough a few times. Unwrap the meat, neaten up the ends, and place in middle of loaf pan. Repeat with second half of meat.
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Step 4Slice the onion thinly. I use a mandolin slicer because I am lazy. Once sliced, divide them in half and place around the meat logs.
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Step 5Bake for 30-45 minutes, until done.
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Step 6While the meat is cooking, lets play with our veggies! Peel and cube the cucumbers and place them in a food processor. Turn it on and turn them to mush! (this was a fun one. I had my hubby do this, and I told him to turn it on and walked out of the room. he got a little alarmed when it turned to mush)
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Step 7Place a flour sack kitchen cloth in a strainer and place the cucumbers in. I use a bent handled icing spatula to get everything out of the processor. Gather the corners of the cloth, and twist to make a ball of cucumber with long cloth tails. Now....squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze all the juice out of the cucumbers. Should look very strange and crumbly.
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Step 8Place the cucumber in a bowl, and add the yogurt, dill, parsley and salt. Stir well, and let sit.
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Step 9Once the meat is done, remove from oven, turn oven off, and place tortillas in oven to heat.
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Step 10Slice the meat logs as thinly as possible.
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Step 11Assemble the mock gyros. I like to take the tortilla, place meat, onions, then lettuce, then the sauce. YUM! My hubby likes to put tomatoes on his.
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