Gyros (as close as you can get without the spit!)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano (rub between your fingers)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash pepper
- 1 lb flank steak
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
- 4 pita bread rounds
- 3 cups lettuce, chopped
- 1 cup peeled diced and seeded tomatoes
- 1 cup peeled diced and seeded cucumber
- 1 cup plain yogurt (drained)
directions
- Combine wine, oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Cut steak across the grain into slices as thin as possible.
- I use the Chinese trick of putting the meat in the freezer and partially freeze so that it will slice easier.
- Pour wine marinade over meat strips, refrigerate and marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Drain strips.
- Add butter or margarine to saute' pan.
- Add meat, in two batches, and saute' until brown on both sides.
- Remove to serving platter and keep warm.
- Wrap pitas in damp paper towels and microwave until very warm.
- Open one end of each pita to make pocket.
- Set out lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and yogurt.
- Let each person make his own.
- Tips: If you are lucky enough to have a Middle Eastern food store around,ask them for Lebne (pronounced"leeb nee") and use in place of the drained yogurt.
- It is much richer and creamier.
- Or make your own Tzatziki (cucumber, garlic, yogurt dip).
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Reviews
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I can't say enough about this recipe! It's my new "company" recipe to impress visitors. I have used steak, pork and chicken and loved all three. THe marinade is wonderful--gives it the authentic flavor. I used the Greek Flatbread recipe on this site (#68272) and made my own tzatziki sauce. You need to add dill weed to the above ingrediants for that.
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