Today, I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes. This is the delicious Greek gyro, which belongs to fast food, but doesn’t quite taste like typical junk food. Thanks to the tzatziki sauce, it has a lighter flavor, which is why I love it so much. I believe that if you’ve tried it at least once, it wouldn’t have left you indifferent.
There’s already a recipe for gyro on the blog, prepared with pork, and that version is also delicious. However, today, in the video recipe, I will share with you a version prepared with chicken.
For the pita recipe, see here –> Greek Pita Bread
For the tzatziki sauce recipe, see here –> Baked Potatoes with Tzatziki Sauce, Tomatoes, and Olives
Greek Chicken Gyros
Ingredients
- Pita bread
- 1 kg chicken breast
- 1 onion
- tzatziki sauce
- 2-3 tomatoes
- 1.5 kg potatoes
For the marinade:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1-1 tsp cumin, basil, dried onion, sugar, salt
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
For the skepasti additionally:
- Bacon (fried)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- to taste chili sauce
Instructions
- Cut the chicken fillet into 1 cm thick slices (to help the marinade penetrate better). Pour olive oil, lemon juice over it, add spices, salt, sugar, and black pepper, then finely chopped garlic, and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1/2 cm thick slices. Add water and let them sit for 1 hour. Then drain the water, transfer to a tea towel, and pat dry. Fry in plenty of hot oil over medium-low heat for about 8-12 minutes. Remove the cooked fries onto a kitchen towel and sprinkle with salt while still hot.
- Grill or pan-fry the marinated chicken pieces for a maximum of 3-4 minutes on each side.
- To assemble the gyro, place tzatziki sauce, meat, French fries, and slices of tomato and onion on the pita, fold the sides over, and it's ready. (See the video for details)You can also assemble the gyro on a plate, as shown in the video and photos.
- For the skepasti, mix all the sauce ingredients together. Spread the sauce on the first layer of pita, then add meat, bacon, and fries. Spread sauce on the second layer of pita as well and place this side on top of the skepasti. The delicious Greek gyro and skepasti are ready— enjoy your meal!Subscribe to the blog's YouTube channel so you don't miss any new video recipes.
