Gyro recipe needed for Green egg

Pharmeggist · October 2006

I was wondering if anyone has any recipe for preparing gyros on the green egg. I buy Gyro's at local restaurant in town. In addition I need the cucumber sauce recipe to go on the gyros. I plan to buy the pita bread from the grocery store. For the record I never attempted to cook lamb before. Egg-cited about the possiblity! Can't believe I have had my Large egg approaching the two week mark this wednesday. [p]In case any-one is curious my first Boston Butt ever came out egg-tastic. I really am glad to be a part of the egg-head family. [p]Thanks in advance to everyone that helps me out!!!

Unknown · October 2006

Pharmeggist,
Here is a great sauce from an even greater BGE supporter. Check your email.[p]Sauce, Tzadziki, Stella Vallianos, Qbabe
[p]2 small cucumbers, peeled
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 garlic clove, mashed or pressed
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
parsley

1 Dice cucumbers very fine into a small bowl and drain off the excess liquid. In another small bowl combine the yogurt, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir them until they are well mixed, and gently fold in the cucumbers, and chill.
2 Garnish with parsley before serving.
3 Source: "A Greek Feast - A book of Greek Recipes"
4 By ncorley@usa.net (Norm Corley) on Dec 28, 1997.

Servings: 1

Recipe Type
Sauce

Recipe Source
Author: QBabe[p]Source: BGE Forum, QBabe, 09/19/03

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AZRP · October 2006

Richard,
Here's one but he used a rotisserri on his show. -RP
[ul][li]Alton Brown[/ul]

Flashback Bob · October 2006

Richard,
the tzatziki is the most importan part- I think- because you can use it on other stuff as well. The mint is a nice touch (Egyptian) though I've never had it that way. The Greek who taught me included lemon juice in the recipe. [p]Also, I find it works better if you shred the cucumber using one of those cheese grater things. Also I've heard that Greek yogurt works better as american yogurt is too watery. You could try straining it with cheesecloth.

Unknown · October 2006

Pharmeggist,[p]Everyone has their own spin, here's ours...[p]The tzatziki sauce...[p]2 cups plain yogurt
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and grated
2-4 large cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp dried drill[p]Drain yogurt in fine mesh strainer (or hang in cheese cloth) for 2-3 hours. Grate cucumber and let drain for 2-3 hours. Mix with remaining ingredients, salt and pepper to taste and chill. This sauce is good on lots of stuff. There's lots of little variations too. You might search the web and see if there's any other options you want to try.[p]The souvlaki marinade...[p]1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup red wine
1 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
3 cloves garlic, crushed[p]The souvlaki ...[p]2 lb lean pork or lamb cut into 1" cubes
8 loaves pita, lightly bushed with olive oil
1 purple or sweet onion: caramelized, grilled or sliced thin raw
1 tomato - sliced thin[p]Marinate cubes of meat in a large bowl for 2-4 hours. Place on skewers and grill, turning once, until done. Serve in a grilled pita loaf, topped with tzatziki, onions and tomatoes.[p]This is from Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet, in his Three Ancient Cuisines book

QBabe · October 2006

Pharmeggist,[p]Here's mine...[p]Enjoy!
Tonia
:~)

[ul][li]Gyros on the Egg[/ul]

rex clingan · October 2006

Alton Brown did a show on gyros as meat loaf on a rotissery grill. For a semi-indirect cook, I'd go with a vee rack over a half circle kiln shelf.

penfresh · October 2006

Pharmeggist,
this one is on WessBs site in the BGE cookbook[p]
http://www.wessb.com/Recipes05262003.PDF[p]uses ground beef as well as lamb as a proper gyro should be. it is amazingly good. I initally tried it because it seemed inplausable but soon learned it was fab!!

Gyro recipe needed for Green egg

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