Pork Gyros....

Pork Gyros

I love Greek food! It is so healthy and clean and crisp, and just makes you a bundle of cheer! Gyros are typically made of lamb...mostly ground lamb that is made into a firm meatloaf and charred and sliced off...I do not have the equipment to make something like that...in Greece they make Gyros with pork, lamb, beef or chicken also....I made mine with Pork....I loved it more than the lamb ones I have had...The meat would be great on a Greek Salad in the good old summertime....

There are only two recipes you need to make this, the well seasoned pork and the delicious cucumber sauce,  Tzatziki sauce...

Pork...
1 pound pork tenderloin..cut in 1/4 inch slices
Italian herb blend-(thyme, oregano, basil, garlic, red peppers)
sea salt
paprika
1 beer...or if you don't use alcohol-I would certainly substitute a bottle of Italian dressing...
layer the pork, herbs, salt, paprika and beer in a dish until all layers are covered and then cover and place in the fridge for 2 hours....skewer and then barbecue or fry in a hot skillet with no grease...you want a char edge to it...

 your pork and seasonings and beer and salt...

cut your pork slice thin and then start your layers....pork seasonings, salt and then beer...then add another layer always finishing with the beer..

set in the refrigerator for 2 hours....

here it is ready to skewer...

ready to go on the BBQ....

went on a hot grill...

lots of charred edges, looking good....

scoot all off the skewers and the meat is ready....

Tzatziki Cucumber Yogurt Recipe:
1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 English cucumber (or a regular one, seeded to prevent excess liquid)
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp. Dill (dried or 1 Tbsp. fresh, chopped)
1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. vinegar
Dash of salt
Grate the seeded cucumber and squeeze out all the juice and water, or as much as you can...mix all the ingredients together and refrigerate for a couple of hours to let the flavors meld...

just a few ingredients make the most delicious sauce ever....

shred the cucumber and squeeze all the liquid out...you can use a flour sack towel for this....stir all the ingredients together and let sit in the fridge for a couple of hours....

just a little commercial here...these 2 jars of Kalamata Olives cost the same ... the small one at the grocery store and the large at Costco....amazing, huh?

sauce ready to go....

all the fillings prepped .....

Flatbread

Cut tomatoes in chunks

English cucumber slices

thinly sliced red onion

shredded romaine

feta cheese
Kalamata Olives

buy middle Eastern flatbread...if you can't find it you can buy flour tortillas or flour gorditas....

heat up the bread in a medium hot pan with no oil....

add your fillings...make it just the way you like it.....

Oh Baby!

Cheers to Happy  !!