The Real Gyro Recipe....

In light of my recent misadventure in dinner.... I thought I would share the recipe for Gyros...the real ones the original.

Yummy Gyros

1/4 C olive oil

1/2 C. minced onion

2 garlic cloves minced

1 1/2 pound of lamb ( if you can get ground great if not cut a roast or cut down to strips)

2 TBL lemon Juice

2 tsp Oregano

1 tsp Rosemary

1 tsp Cumin

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

pita bread

lettuce shredded

sliced tomatoes

sliced cucumber

 and Tzatziki

Heat 2 TBL of the olive oil in a large saute pan add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook together for about 2 minutes. transfer mixture to a bowl. Cook the lamb, lemon juice, oregano, rosemary, cumin, salt and pepper together. Then combine mixture from bowl with meat mixture and cook together until meat is cooked through. Cut pita in half add meat, lettuce tomato, and cucumber with Tzatziki. Eat ,enjoy !

Tzatziki Sauce

2 C. plain yogurt or greek yogurt if you can get it

1 large cucumber

1 clove of garlic minced

1 TBL olive oil

1 TBL lemon Juice

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

If you are using plain yogurt drain it first to give the sauce a thicker consistency. Take yogurt and grate cucumber into the yogurt. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Let sit for 30 minutes. Then serve chilled on Gyros.