Here is a picture from Wikipedia that shows a tradition gyro from Greece. It says they are sandwiches with meat, onions, tomato, french fries, and Tzatziki sauce rolled into a pita.
Jeff loves going to the Flame and Skewer in Ames for a good gyro. He encouraged me to try it out at home...SO we found gyro meat at Fareway. I bought one pound of Gyro meat and dry-fried it (no oil). It smelled awesome!! When I cooked it created lots of grease and was a bit messy.
Here is what the Gyro meat looked like after cooking it.
Once the gyro meat was cooked I cleaned out the pan. I rubbed olive oil on the pita flat bread and then warmed both sides on medium heat. I tried whole pitas and pita pockets. We definitely preferred the whole pita flat breads.
At Fareway you can also get Tzatziki Sauce. It is a refreshing cucumber sauce with hints of dill and lemon. I spread sauce on the bottom, added the gyro meat, tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. The recipe also called for a little sea salt on top.
We loved the Gyros!! We had french fries as a side and it was delightful!!! It was a quick and tasty dinner!!
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