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Gyros
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 4
Delicious home made gyros with pork, lamb or chicken the kids and everybody loves this.
Ingredients:
400 gr pork cut in 1 1/2 cm cubes.
2 tomatoes sliced.
1 onion cut in the lenght in small strips.
1/2 c parsley leaves chopped.
1 c drained yoghurt, ( greek, or homemade).
1 ts fresh dill, or dried.
3 cloves garlic pressed.
1 c + 2 ts vinegar.
2 + 3 tbs olive oil.
1/2 ts ground cumin.
1/2 ts dried oregano.
1/2 c dried thyme.
salt and pepper to taste.
a pinch of paprika.
3 medium potatoes cut in the lenght in 1 x 1 cm strips for frying.
4 pites ( round flat 1 cm thick pita bread).
Directions:
1. Put the vinegar, 2 tbs olive oil and cumin,oregano,thyme in a bowl .
2. Mix well set aside 10 min for flavors to mix, add the pork and let minimum 1 hour marinate ( 2 = better).
3. Put yoghurt in a small bowl, add garlic, 2 ts vinegar, dill, parsley pepper and salt to taste and mix well, ( the yoghurt paste should be rather thick), put in the fridge to keep cold.
4. Put 3 tbs olive oil in a frying pan and heat to high, add meat with the marinade, lower heat to low - medium and stir / simmer 90 minutes till meat is coloured and soft, ( add olive oil or a little water if needed ).
5. Fry potatoes as you know and keep warm.
6. In a frying pan heat pites one by one 1 minute on each side.
7. Put as much yohurt paste on each pita as you like add meat, tomato, potato and onion, sprinkle with a little paprika.
8. Fold each pita double and roll in a rectangular paper napkin and serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com