Slow Cooked Gyro with Pita Bread and Tzatziki
Servings: 4 portions
Ingredients
Gyro Meat:
- 4 tsp sea salt
- 1½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 3 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp mixed herbs
- 1kg (2.2lbs) lamb mince (see note 1)
Potato skin fries:
- The peel of several large potatoes
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- Sea salt & Pepper (to taste)
Tzatziki (see note 2)
Pita bread (see note 3)
Additional ingredients:
- Salad of your choice (we used onions, lettuce and cucumber)
Instructions
Gyro Meat:
- Mix all ingredients apart from the mince (ground lamb) in a large bowl.
- Add the mince and either using a large spoon or your hands, make sure all the ingredients are well combined.
- Form the mince into a long, chunky rectangle, patting to make the shape.
- Cover in tin foil (I use a double wrapping to keep all the juices in) and place in your slow-cooker.
- Set to either cook on low for six hours, or on high for four.
- When the kebab is ready, remove the foil (be careful because the juices inside are hot). If you like making your own stock, retain these juices.
- Allow to cool for five or so minutes, then cut into very thin slices using a sharp knife (I found a serrated edge worked better).
- When sliced, keep the kebab wrapped in the foil until ready to eat, as it does dry out quickly.
Potato skin fries:
- Use either leftover peel, or thickly peel several potatoes, retaining some of the flesh with the peel.
- Add to a bowl and drizzle over 1 tablespoon of oil (I use olive).
- Sprinkle over the chilli powder and mix to make sure everything has an even coating.
- Cook in your Airfryer on 200℃ (400℉) until brown and crispy.
Assembly:
- Cut the pita breads along the edge and open them up.
- Place the salad on the bottom half.
- Top with gyro meat, cover with a little more salad and then smother in as much tzatziki as you fancy.
- Serve with the fries and you're good to go. Enjoy!
Notes
Please note: I use scales to measure my ingredients but have included cups and ounces to help my readers. Because I have not used imperial measurements myself, results cannot be guaranteed if you choose to use cups and ounces.
- You can use any kind of mince (ground meat).
- My tzatziki recipe.
- My pita bread can be found in my recipe for grilled chicken kebab.
