Homemade Gyro Meat
Make restaurant quality gyro meat at home with this easy recipe. If you can, put the meat on skewers and cook them over a live fire. Don't forget to make the cucumber sauce too!
Submitted by: Mike from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yield: 1 pound
Preparation Instructions:
- Blend seasonings thoroughly into the ground meat.
- Spread a thin layer of meat into the bottom of a frying pan, or a lined baking sheet.
- Bake or broil until well done. (Internal temp 160F)
- You can also put the meat on skewers and cook this under an oven broiler or over a charcoal grill.
- Cut into strips about 1 inch wide and serve on pita bread with sliced tomato and onion, top with cucumber sauce.
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If you don't have a broiler, try roasting this recipe in the oven at 400F
Hi Sandy,
Great question.
You can divide the ground meat into separate portions, and form them into oblong patties around the skewer. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 15-30 minutes before putting the meat on and throwing on the grill.
How do you place ground meat on the skewers???
I found this in a little kit at the milwaukee public market with all the spicescI needed, I was skeptical, but the guy told me how easy it was to make and holy cow, it tastes like gyros from a gyro joint! good job!
My family LOVES this recipe! We live close to a touristy Greek Community and can get Greek food pretty easily, but it’s so much more expensive and you have to battle traffic etc…
I have made this several times and I’m always blown away by how the meat tastes just like (but even better!) what you get from a restaurant!
I usually mix up the meat and spices and let it sit overnight in the fridge. This allows the seasonings to really infuse the meat. Delicious!!