Gyros

Name: Gyros
Ingredients: 3 lb shoulder pork roast; 3 tbsp sweet paprika; 2 tbsp garlic powder; 2/3 tbsp sea salt; 1 onion; 1/4 cup oil; 1 tbsp leveled sugar; 2 medium peeled and seeded cuccumbers; 4 clove garlic; 2 cup Greek yogurt (strained); 1 cup sour cream; 1 juice from lemon (approx 3T); 1 salt for seasoning; 1 pepper for seasoning; 6 pita bread; 2 medium tomatoes diced into 1/4 inch cubes; 1 large red onion sliced into thin half rings; 1/2 tsp finely chopped dill

18 ingredients

24 steps

Ingredients

3 lb shoulder pork roast
3 tbsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp garlic powder
2/3 tbsp sea salt
1 onion
1/4 cup oil
1 tbsp leveled sugar
2 medium peeled and seeded cuccumbers
4 clove garlic
2 cup Greek yogurt (strained)
1 cup sour cream
1 juice from lemon (approx 3T)
1 salt for seasoning
1 pepper for seasoning
6 pita bread
2 medium tomatoes diced into 1/4 inch cubes
1 large red onion sliced into thin half rings
1/2 tsp finely chopped dill

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425def F
2

Add dry ingredients and mix into a seasoning rub.
3

liberally rub all over roast.
4

peel and cut onion in half and place on top of roast
5

place roast in a large roast pan and put in oven for 20 mins @ 425deg F
6

turn down the oven to 280F add the oil to the pan drizzling it over the roast.
7

slow cook for about 3 hours.
8

periodically basting the roast with the pan juices.
9

cooking tip: I like to shave bite/strip sized pieces of as it gets close to the start of the third hour and place them in a separate pan.
10

gyros are supposed to be cooked on a rotisserie and carved off the outside of the rotisserie.
11

a lot of gyros in restaurants have ground or processed meat which to me is taboo.
12

roasting and carving this way if you don't have a rotisserie is the next best thing.
13

peel and seed cucumbers and puree along with seasoning, sugar, lemon juice and cloves of garlic finely diced.
14

add Greek yogurt and sour cream and mix.
15

refrigerate.
16

season tomatoes with dill.
17

heat large frying pan low to medium heat with a teaspoon of oil.
18

heat pita bread both sides until it starts to brown slightly.
19

it only takes about a minute each side.
20

lay pita on a plate and add a layer of meat, tomatoes and onions and pour generous serving of Tzaziki sauce.
21

fold like a taco and enjoy.
22

cooking tip: I cut the top of of the pita about an inch in and then open the pita to form a pocket and then add the meat and other ingredients into it.
23

it is a little easier to hold and is a nice little twist on presentation.
24

also I dip the cut off pita tips into the Tzaziki sauce as a little snack.