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Greek Gyro with Homemade Gyro Meat

A simple homemade gyros recipe using ground beef and lamb baked into flavorful patties, served in pita with fresh toppings.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 8 portions
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Greek
Calories: 718
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 2 tablespoons bacon grease or butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 0.5 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic smashed and finely minced
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 0.5 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 teaspoons dried cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram optional
  • 1 batch Tzatziki Sauce
  • 1 large red onion sliced thin
  • 2 tomatoes sliced
  • 1 cucumbers sliced
  • 8 pita rounds

Equipment

  • Rimmed baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Food processor (optional)

Method
 

  1. Start by making the Tzatziki Sauce so it has time to marinate in the fridge.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil sprayed with nonstick spray.
  3. Use a food processor or knife to finely chop the onion and garlic.
  4. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground lamb, butter or bacon grease, eggs, milk, lemon juice, Panko crumbs, chopped onion, minced garlic, kosher salt, black pepper, oregano, rosemary, thyme, cumin, and marjoram.
  5. Combine the meat mixture using your hands until just combined to keep it tender.
  6. Shape the meat into about 10 oval patties and place them on the baking sheet without touching.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reaches 160 degrees F.
  8. Warm the pita bread, then add Tzatziki Sauce, a sliced gyro patty, red onion, tomatoes, and cucumbers to serve.

Notes

If you only have table salt, use 3 teaspoons instead of 4. You can skip the bacon grease or butter if using high fat ground beef.