Gyros - an Authentic Recipe for Making Them at Home

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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
102
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground lamb (optional, you can use all ground beef if you're weirded out by lamb) (optional)
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 3 tsp oregano
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, and mix well.
  2. Knead the mixture on the counter for 10 minutes - just like you're kneading bread. You may want to use a dough-scraper to help keep the counter clean. (I do). Pick that meat up and SLAM it into the counter, continuing to do so for the 10 minutes. This is key to getting the correct texture. I'm no Alton Brown, but I think the thing we're doing here is melting the fat so that we get a nice smooth texture in the end.
  3. Form into a flat loaf - I like to put the meat onto a piece of wax paper, and flattening it into a 3 high slab rectangle. I cover it with another piece of wax and use a rolling pin to flatten it out, just make sure you straighten out the edges to form a rectangle so that when it comes time to slice, they are nice and even.
  4. Bake the loaf on a broiler pan (or pan with raised edges, because it will leak grease!) at 350 for about an hour. Alternatively, you can grill it over coals, that's my favorite way, just be sure to turn often so as to distribute the juices.
  5. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing thin.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 102.45 Kcal (429 kJ)
Calories from fat 54.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.04g 9%
Cholesterol 28.12mg 9%
Sodium 518.98mg 22%
Potassium 145.13mg 3%
Total Carbs 3.06g 1%
Sugars 0.29g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.39g 2%
Protein 8.99g 18%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 18.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 170.78 Kcal (715 kJ)
Calories from fat 90.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.07g 9%
Cholesterol 46.87mg 9%
Sodium 865.12mg 22%
Potassium 241.92mg 3%
Total Carbs 5.1g 1%
Sugars 0.48g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.65g 2%
Protein 14.98g 18%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Iron 2mg 7%
Calcium 30.8mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.5
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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