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Today I offer you an excellent recipe for the disposal of leftover meat and vegetables after festive feasts... Home-style Greek pork gyros is a quick and satisfying dish to feed your family. It is assumed that you have a piece of boiled or baked pork in stock, in which case it will take very little time for you to cook the gyros. Vegetables for the filling can be seasonal or your favorite. I sometimes add French fries to the filling, this time I cooked gyros without it.

"Gyros" is the Greek version of shawarma served either in pita or in a thin tortilla. The ingredients for the filling and sauce are almost identical to those found around the world. The exception, perhaps, is that in Greece you can find gyros with lamb, chicken and pork, although the traditional version of the Greek gyros is with lamb.

So, let's prepare all the products according to the list.

First of all, let's prepare the gyros sauce. To do this, mix mayonnaise, garlic, passed through a press, curry powder, salt, ground black pepper and dill. The sauce is ready.

I will cook two servings, so I will divide all the ingredients indicated in the recipe by two gyros.

Put the tortilla on a cutting board. Red cabbage chop finely. Place the cabbage on one side of the tortilla.

Cut the pork into pieces for one bite and put the meat on top of the cabbage.

We spread half of the sauce, we do not regret the sauce, cover the meat with it completely.

Cut the tomato into half rings and also spread it in the next layer.

Cut the fresh cucumber into cubes, spread over the tomato.

Finish the filling with a layer of bell pepper cut into rings.

You can, if desired, add onions and french fries, and green onions, and lettuce leaves.

Roll up the tortilla with a roll or envelope. Do the same with the second tortilla. Put the rolled tortillas in a dry, well-heated frying pan and fry on all sides for 2 minutes.

Serve the homemade Greek pork gyros hot, cut in half.

This quick gyros is perfect for a snack, breakfast or a hot snack.

Bon Appetit!

Step-by-step cooking of homemade gyros with chicken:

1. First you need to start making a cake. To do this, mix all the ingredients and knead the dough, roll it into a ball. Then put in a bowl and sprinkle with a little flour. Leave in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
2. In the meantime, prepare the sauce. Homemade yoghurt must be prepared in advance. It should be white no additives, thick in consistency. Rub the cucumber and garlic on a fine grater. Add olive oil and salt. You can choose greens to your taste. It must be washed and finely chopped. Mix all ingredients well and leave in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
3. Cut the chicken fillet into small slices. Add salt and pepper. Fry in olive oil until golden brown. Do not fry too much. While the meat is roasting, chop the vegetables for the filling.
4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide into 2 parts. Roll each of them with a rolling pin in the form of small thin cakes that fit in the pan.
5. Preheat the pan, add olive oil. Fry the tortillas on both sides until brown specks form.
6. Smear the ready-made tortilla a little with sauce and lay out the lettuce leaves. Top with filling ingredients. Roll up the cake, you can add more sauce inside.

Gyros will turn out to be no less tasty if you add pork instead of chicken. In this case, it is better to use pork tenderloin... The meat should not be very stringy and soft. Tomato-yogurt sauce will definitely not leave anyone indifferent and will perfectly emphasize the taste of this dish.

Ingredients:

• Pork tenderloin - 450 g
• Pita - 3 pcs.
• Olive oil - 1/4 tablespoon
• Dry red wine - 1/4 tbsp.
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Iceberg salad - to taste
• Salad onions - to taste
• Cucumber - 2 pcs.
• Sweet pepper - 2 pcs.
• Parmesan cheese - to taste
• Natural yogurt - 0.5 l (for sauce)
• Capers (no brine) - 2 tablespoons (for the sauce)
• Wine vinegar (red) - 1 tablespoon (for the sauce)
• Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon (for the sauce)
• Salt - 1 tsp (for the sauce)
• Ground black pepper - to taste (for the sauce)
• Tomato (plum) - 2 pcs. (for the sauce)

Step by step preparation of pork gyros in tomato-yogurt sauce:

1. First you need to prepare the marinade for the meat. Pour wine and olive oil into a deep bowl. Rub the garlic on the finest grater. Cut the oregano into small pieces. Mix everything well. We spread the meat in a deep bowl and fill it with the resulting marinade. Cover with cling film and leave in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
2. In the meantime, prepare the sauce. To do this, you must first prepare natural yogurt. It should be white, without various additives, thick consistency. Pour the yogurt into a bowl. Rub the garlic on a fine grater or pass through a press and add to the yogurt. Finely chop the oregano and add to the yogurt. Add to the vessel lemon juice and red wine vinegar... Salt and pepper. Mix everything well.
3. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and put them in a blender bowl. Beat until smooth. Pour the resulting yogurt sauce to the tomatoes and beat for a couple of minutes. Pour into a bowl, cover with cling film. Leave in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
4. After the time has elapsed, we take out the meat from the refrigerator. Cut into small slices and fry in olive oil until golden brown.
5. Cover the plate with a napkin. Put the meat on a napkin. This is done in order to remove excess fat.
6. After that, you need to prepare the vegetables for the filling. Cut the onion into thin half rings. Cucumber and Bell pepper cut into strips. Grate Parmesan cheese on a fine grater.
7. Place the pita on the work surface. Add some sauce. We spread the iceberg leaves, add the meat and previously prepared vegetables. We turn the pita into a cake. Add a little more sauce on top and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

Gyros with lamb is exactly the dish with which you can surprise your family and friends. Fragrant lamb will go well with sweet and sour cranberry sauce. And homemade cheese pita will be incredibly crispy and soaked in garlic.

Ingredients:

• Lamb - 400 g
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Cherry tomatoes - 6-10 pcs.
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• Rosemary - to taste
• Oregano - to taste
• Wheat flour - 400 g (for pita)
• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon (for pita)
• Dry yeast - 7 g (for pita)
• Water - 250 ml (for pita)
• Salt - 2 tablespoons (for pita)
• Grated cheese - 250 g (for pita)
• Cranberries - 200 g (for the sauce)
• Honey - 3 tablespoons (for the sauce)
• Sugar - 2 tablespoons (for the sauce)
• Onions - 1 pc. (for the sauce)
• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon (for the sauce)
• Tangerine juice - 100 ml (for sauce)
• Tangerine zest - 1 pc. (for the sauce)

Step by step preparation of gyros with lamb and cranberry sauce:

1. First you need to start making pita bread. Wheat flour, mix yeast and salt, add olive oil and water. It is important that the water is warm. Knead the dough by hand. Add cheese to it and knead well for 10-15 minutes. Then put in a floured dish, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for a couple of hours. The dough should rise and increase in volume.
2. After that, marinate the meat. Rub the onion on a fine grater. Rub the meat with spices. Wrap in foil. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and bake for an hour and a half. To prevent the meat from being dry, it is recommended to take it out of the oven every 30 minutes and make small cuts.
3. In the meantime, we are preparing Cranberry Sauce... Finely chop the onion and fry in olive oil until golden brown. Add the cranberries and tangerine zest to the saucepan, pour out the tangerine juice. Pour the ready-made onion with olive oil into a saucepan. Mix well and cook over low heat. Add honey and sugar. Mix again and leave on fire until boiling. Then we reduce the heat and cook for another 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let the sauce cool completely. Then pour into a blender bowl and beat until smooth.
4. Sprinkle the work surface with flour. Divide the dough into 3 parts and roll out into small flat cakes. Grease the pan with olive oil and heat well. Bake the tortillas on both sides until tender. They should come out with a golden brown crust.
5. We take the meat out of the oven and cut it into small pieces. Cut the onion into small half rings.
6. We spread the finished cake on the work surface. Add cranberry sauce on top, lay out the meat and onions. We turn it off with an Easter cake. Pour more sauce on top.

Traditional Greek gyros

The traditional Greek dish gyros includes not only meat and vegetables, but also french fries. Tomato sauce is used as a dressing, which is very easy to make at home. All this is wrapped in a fragrant, garlic-soaked cake called pita.

Ingredients:

• Tomato - 2 pcs.
• French fries - 300 g
• Chicken fillet - 400 g
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Red bell pepper- 1 PC.
• Salad onion - 1 pc.
• Cucumber - 1 pc.
• Oregano - to taste
• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
• Olives to taste
• Lettuce leaves - for decoration
• Pita - 2 pcs.
• Olive oil - 2 tsp (for the sauce)
• Bulb onions - 1/2 pc. (for the sauce)
• Garlic - 2 cloves (for the sauce)
• Oregano - to taste (for the sauce)
• Canned tomatoes - 400 g (for the sauce)
• Fresh tomatoes - 2 pcs. (for the sauce)
• Tomato paste - 2 tsp (for the sauce)
• Sugar - 1 tsp (for the sauce)

How to prepare traditional Greek gyros step by step:

1. First you need to prepare the sauce. Add olive oil to a small saucepan. Rub onion and garlic on a fine grater and add to a saucepan. Cook over low heat for about 5-7 minutes.
2. Cut the canned tomatoes into small pieces and add to the saucepan. Season with oregano and add sugar. Leave on the stove for another 15 minutes. During this time, the sauce will stew a little and thicken.
3. Peel fresh tomatoes, cut into small pieces and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the sauce from the stove and let cool.
4. While the sauce is cooling, you need to prepare the filling. Cut the chicken fillet into small slices. Salt and pepper. Heat the pan well, fry the fillets on both sides in olive oil until golden brown. Cut the cucumber and bell peppers into strips. Cut the salad onions into half rings. Cut the olives in half.
5. Prepare French fries in advance.
6. Put pita on the work surface, lubricate tomato sauce... Top with lettuce, add meat, french fries, vegetables and olives. Roll up the pita, add a little more sauce on top.

At first glance, gyros is a fast food dish that can be found in many street establishments. But this does not mean at all that it cannot be made of it exquisite dish... Soft veal meat combined with herbs and thick cherry sauce in a fragrant flat cake is a vivid proof of this.

Ingredients:

• Pita - 2 pcs.
• Iceberg salad - to taste
• Arugula - to taste
• Olives - 150 g
• Veal - 300 g
• Cherry tomatoes - 6 pcs.
• Salad onion - 1 pc.
• Cherries - 300 g (for the sauce)
• Dry red wine - 200 ml (for sauce)
• Flour - 1.5 tbsp. (for the sauce)
• Sugar - 2 tbsp. (for the sauce)
• Vanilla sugar - 10 g (for the sauce)
• Black peppercorns - 2 pcs. (for the sauce)
• Cloves - 1 bud (for the sauce)

Step by step preparation of gyros with veal in cherry sauce:

1. First you need to prepare the cherry sauce. To do this, pour wine into a small saucepan, add pepper, cloves and sugar, bring to a boil. At this time, peel the cherries and cut them into halves. After boiling, add the cherry halves to the saucepan. Cook for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Add flour to a well-heated frying pan for a couple of minutes. Then add a couple of tablespoons of wine to the pan and cook until thick. It will take just a couple of minutes. Then pour everything into a saucepan, mix well. Simmer for another couple of minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a deep bowl. Leave to cool completely. The sauce will turn out to be a rich red color, it will be quite thick in consistency.
3. While the sauce is cooling, cut the veal into small slices. Add a couple of drops of olive oil to a preheated pan and fry the meat on both sides until golden brown. It is important not to overdry the meat.
4. Cover the plate with a napkin and put the meat on it. This is done in order to remove excess fat.
5. Cut the cherry tomatoes into 4 parts, the olives - in half. Cut the onion thinly into small half rings.
6. Put the cakes on the work surface, anoint with cherry sauce on top. Put the lettuce leaves, then add vegetables, meat and olives. Add arugula on top. Collapse the cake. Add a little more sauce on top.

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For meat:

• 500 g chicken thighs/ legs (without skin and bones);
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1 teaspoon paprika.

For the sauce:

• 120 g sour cream or yogurt;
• 1 small cucumber;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 tablespoon chopped dill
• salt and pepper to taste.

You will also need 3-4 wheat cakes, fresh tomatoes, and arugula for serving.

Classic gyros is often made from pork, but it is much cheaper and faster to use chicken. Peel the chicken thighs and add oil, lemon juice, chopped garlic and other spices: oregano, mint, paprika to them. Don't forget a generous pinch of salt.

Leave the meat to marinate in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.

For a gyros, you can safely use a purchased pita or make cakes yourself using ours.

After rolling out and frying the dough in a dry skillet, cover the cakes with a towel or plastic wrap until use.

Take chicken. Heat a skillet with oil and fry the meat for about 2-3 minutes on each side until cooked through. Leave to rest for about 5-7 minutes before slicing.

The traditional addition to gyros is the tzatziki yoghurt sauce, which is prepared with the addition of cucumber and garlic. We decided to deviate a bit from the classic recipe by adding chopped dill.

Place a portion of the sauce on a flatbread, spread the arugula and tomato slices on top. Then lay out the sliced ​​chicken and roll into a roll.

It is better to eat gyros right away so that the cake does not get wet from the abundance of sauce.

For a variety of homemade menus, you can prepare a wonderful Greek dish called gyro. Translated means "rotation" or "revolve". Not everyone knows what a gyro is. We will talk about this in this article, we will also consider several cooking recipes.

What is gyro

This dish has become popular in Russia and can be bought at a cafe or diner. Giro belongs to Greek cuisine and is prepared in the same way as shawarma. Many people are sure that these are two different dishes but it is not. After all, they prepare almost the same way.

The only difference is that a special greek sauce called dzatziki. You already know what gyro is, and now let's look at the recipe for its preparation.

Ingredients

To prepare gyro for 2 servings, you need the following products:

chicken fillet- 1 kg;

small tomatoes - 2 pcs.;

onions - 2 pcs.;

yogurt - 5 tbsp. l .;

potatoes - 8 pcs.;

spices (ground pepper, oregano, salt, paprika) - to taste.

pita bread - 4 pcs.;

olive oil to taste.

When all the ingredients are ready, you can start cooking.

Tzatziki sauce recipe

First, pour 150 ml of yogurt into a large cup, grind 2 cloves of garlic here and grate a fresh cucumber in the same container. Mix thoroughly. Add to the same container one bunch of herbs (parsley and dill), which must be chopped in advance, pour in a little olive oil and lemon juice. Use sea salt instead of regular salt.

Everything is mixed or crushed with a blender until smooth. Now the tzatziki sauce is ready, and you can start preparing the dish itself.

Homemade shawarma recipe

First of all, French fries are prepared, as they will be needed for the filling. Then the chicken fillet is cut into small cubes or thin strips, and a marinade is prepared for it: you need to mix paprika, yogurt, oregano, salt, pepper, and also add olive oil here. The chicken is well lubricated with this marinade, and let it infuse for an hour.

Meanwhile, cut the tomatoes into thin strips or slices and the onions into half rings. Also make tzatziki sauce.

When the meat is well marinated, it is fried in a pan without oil. After that, the fillet is laid out on a baking sheet and brought to readiness in the oven, which is preheated to 180 degrees. The meat is baked for no more than 10 minutes. Then you need to get it out and cool it down.

Place the pita bread on the table and brush the sauce over the sheet so that the edges are dry and clean. Next, spread the tomatoes and onions from one edge. French fries are laid out on top, followed by fried chicken fillet.

Now the lavash is wrapped in an envelope or tube (as you like) and served on the table. We reviewed the recipe homemade shawarma which turns out to be very tasty and juicy.

Shawarma without meat

Consider another recipe. It is notable for the fact that it does not contain meat, but the dish turns out to be just as juicy and tasty. To prepare it, take food for one serving:

Cheese - 100 g.

Greens (parsley, basil, dill) - to taste.

Salt to taste.

Small tomato - 1 pc.

Cucumber - 1 pc.

Garlic - 2 cloves.

Butter - 20 g.

Lavash - 1 pc.

First, grate the cheese. Finely chop the greens. Grate the garlic into the cheese and mix well. Then add greens here. Salt and pepper the food in one container to your liking and stir. Cut small cucumber and tomato into strips or small slices.

When all the products are prepared, spread the pita bread and grease it well butter... Then tomatoes with cucumbers are laid out, and on top is a mass of cheese, herbs and garlic.

Then the shawarma is wrapped in an envelope or tube, as you like, and fried in a pan on both sides until a beautiful golden crust.

As a result, the cheese should melt slightly inside. It is advisable to serve the dish hot. Now you still know vegetarian recipe homemade shawarma. If the ingredients are correctly selected and the proportion is respected, you will get a very juicy, tasty and original dish which can be served with any sauce or just ketchup.

In order for fast food (in Caucasian or Greek you cooked it - not the point) to become more delicious, you must adhere to some cooking recommendations:

For a tastier and more juicy shawarma, it is best to use more than one type of meat, but several. This can be chicken, pork, lamb, turkey or beef.

If the meat is too dry, soak it for a few minutes in Orange juice... You can also add a little butter and olive oil in a 1: 1 ratio during frying.

You need to use a lot of spices, especially hot ones, so that the shawarma really takes on a Caucasian shade.

You can make the simplest sauce: grind the garlic, herbs, add olive oil and spices. This classic recipe will go well with any kind of meat.

For the piquancy and aroma of shawarma, after cooking, it must be greased with sauce or ketchup.

If the fast food is cold, you should not reheat it in the microwave, as the pita bread loses its texture and its juiciness disappears. It is better to fry the shawarma again in a pan.

The filling can be any: chopped cabbage, korean carrot with ketchup or mayonnaise, eggplant and more. others, depending on your tastes and preferences.

Finally

So, from the article you learned that gyro and shawarma are prepared in the same way, the only difference is in the sauces. To have a natural Greek dish, dzatziki is prepared for it. If you take other variations, then you can cook garlic, tomato, sweet and sour sauce and others. Depending on the tastes of consumers.

We examined what gyro is and suggested two basic recipes. However, there are many variations, so cook, experiment and delight your loved ones with a new, flavorful and savory dish.

Gyros, or Greek shawarma as it is most often called, is perhaps the most famous type of street food. Interestingly, this street food reached its peak in popularity not even in Greece, but in the United States - so much so that it was able to compete with hamburgers.

How shawarma is made in Greece

According to one of the widespread versions, the progenitor of gyros was turkish kebab, which appeared on the land of Hellas in the first decades of the 20th century, together with refugees from the Ottoman Empire. Gradually traditional recipe delicious and simple shawarma spread throughout Greece, but no one began to stick to it. On the contrary, the Greeks experimented with enthusiasm, replacing sauces with yogurt and pita bread with pita.

The name of the Greek shawarma - "gyros" - comes from γύρος, which means "twist", "turn". In this case, the sound "g" is not pronounced, and in the English transcription the word sounds like yeh-ro.

Today in Greece, any type of meat is used to prepare gyros, including their combination (there are even original recipes with fish). The meat is roasted on a vertical rotating skewer and then cut into thin slices. Also, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, parsley, lettuce and other vegetables and herbs can be put in Greek shawarma.

Be sure to add French fries, yogurt or tzatziki sauce and a variety of spices. The filling is wrapped in a traditional round pita bread or served on a plate. The second option is typical for dining at home or in a restaurant, while the first is considered more common and convenient for.

The most important ingredient in gyros is dzatziki... This cold sauce is made from yogurt fresh cucumber and garlic, adding salt, fresh herbs. However, in Greece there are many different recipes dzatziki, which may also mention pepper, lemon juice or other ingredients - the taste of the sauce usually benefits from this.

The largest gyros in the world was prepared by the Greek restaurateur Sami Eid in Chicago. Shawarma weighed 8 866 pounds, or more than 4 thousand kilograms. To set the record, meat was cooked on 72 grills at the same time.

Despite the fact that gyros is a popular and inexpensive street food, everyone in Greece loves it, regardless of status and social status. Such a delicious and satisfying shawarma is served in a huge portion and can easily replace lunch or, at the very least, become an excellent snack during the day.

Where to taste the most delicious gyros in Athens

Every year on September 1, National Gyro Day is celebrated around the world - a real festival of gyros. On this day, traditional Greek taverns are especially eager to please their guests with discounts on the most popular national street food. And some establishments even cook unusual dishes on its basis or organize interesting contests.
But in order to taste delicious local shawarma, it is not at all necessary to wait for the beginning of September. Every city in Greece, without exception, has its own gyros masters. In Athens, several places are famous at once, where both tourists and the locals themselves like to drop in.

The Greco's Project (Mitropoleos, 5)

A small restaurant in the center of Athens specializing in fast food. Shawarma is prepared here from pork or chicken, adding tomatoes, bell peppers and onions to the filling. Serving cost - from 2.80 to 9.70 €.

Gioti (Megalou Alexandrou, 1)

Not far from the historic center of the Greek capital, right next to the Metaxourgio metro station, you can find a small and pleasant restaurant serving delicious shawarma and souvlaki. The average cost of a meal is 2-10 €.

Sabbas (Mitropoleos, 86)

The restaurant is located in the very center of Athens, a few meters from Monastiraki Square. Here you can taste not only amazingly prepared Greek gyros, but also compare its taste with Turkish doners and kebabs. Shawarma is made mainly from chicken and pork and costs 8.50 €.