Gyros
The Greek street-food classic — pork marinated in yoghurt, oregano and garlic, seared until the edges char, then rolled into warm pita with tzatziki, tomato, onion and a handful of chips.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 800 g pork neck or shoulder, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 4 pita breads
- 250 g tzatziki
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 500 g potatoes, for chips
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- 1 l sunflower oil, for frying
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 12182 kcal · P 248.7g · C 203.2g · F 1165.1g
Estimated from 14 of 16 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Whisk the yoghurt, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, paprika and cumin with a good pinch of salt and pepper into a marinade.
- 2Turn the sliced pork through the marinade until every piece is coated, cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Overnight is better.
- 3Cut the potatoes into chips and fry them in the sunflower oil, heated to 175°C, until golden and crisp. Drain them on paper and salt them while they are still hot.
- 4Heat a heavy pan or griddle until very hot. Cook the pork in a single layer and in batches, so it sears rather than steams, about 3 minutes a side until the edges char.
- 5Warm the pitas one at a time on the dry pan until they puff and turn pliable.
- 6Spread each pita with tzatziki, then layer on the pork, tomato, red onion and a few chips.
- 7Roll the pita tightly, wrapping the bottom half in paper to hold it together, and serve at once.
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Questions and answers
How long does Gyros take to make?
About 50 minutes: 30 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Gyros?
16 ingredients: pork neck or shoulder, Greek yoghurt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, dried oregano, sweet paprika, ground cumin, pita breads, tzatziki, tomatoes, red onion and 4 more.
How many servings does this Gyros recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Gyros?
About 3045 kcal, with 62.2 g protein, 50.8 g carbohydrate and 291.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Gyros?
Gyros comes from Greek cuisine.
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