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Beef Gyro
🇬🇷 Greek

Beef Gyro

🇬🇷 Greek

Warm bread wrapped around savoury beef, crunchy salad and a cool sauce — handheld happiness. 33 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Yogurt4 tbsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Tomato2, sliced
  • Garlic2 cloves, minced
  • Olive Oil1 tbsp
  • Pita Bread4
  • Red Onion1
  • Beef500 g
  • Flatbread or Tortillas4
  • Lettuce1/2, shredded
  • Tzatziki Sauce200 g

Optional extras

  • Fresh Dillhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Season the beef with the garlic, salt and half the spices, then cook in the Olive Oil until browned and juicy.

  2. 2

    Warm the flatbreads in a dry pan until soft and pliable, about 30 seconds a side.

  3. 3

    Stir the yogurt with a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon for a quick sauce.

  4. 4

    Pile the beef onto each bread with lettuce, tomato and the yogurt sauce.

  5. 5

    Roll tightly, wrap the bottom half in paper, and eat while the filling is still warm.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Homemade Gyro Meat! (With ground lamb or ground beef, your choice!) · on YouTube