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Recipe: Homemade Gyros and Tzatziki
Published July 10, 2012 | By Stuart
Homemade Gyros and Tzatziki |
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Recipe Type: Main
Author: Stuart Reb Donald
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 1 hour 10 mins
Total time: 1 hour 20 mins
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 small onion
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 TBL Greek seasoning
- 1 TBL chopped parsley
- 2 TBL olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 6-8 pita breads
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 small cucumber, grated or finely diced
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 cup feta cheese
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine beef, lamb, egg, half the onion (grated), garlic, olive oil Greek seasoning, parsley and the zest of the lemon. Mix thoroughly and place into a standard loaf pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 70 minutes for well done, 60 for medium well and 45-50 for medium.
- In a smaller bowl combine the sour cream, yogurt, juice of half the lemon and salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- In a hot skillet briefly toast the pita bread until warm and pliable. Slice the meat loaf and place into a pita. Dress with tzatziki, diced tomato and slices of the remaining half onion. Sprinkle with feta then fold and eat.
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Stuart is a celebrity chef, food activist and award-winning food writer. He penned the cookbooks Third Coast Cuisine: Recipes of the Gulf of Mexico, No Sides Needed: 34 Recipes To Simplify Life and Amigeauxs - Mexican/Creole Fusion Cuisine. He hosts two Internet cooking shows "Everyday Gourmet" and "Little Grill Big Flavor." His recipes have been featured in Current, Lagniappe, Southern Tailgater, The Kitchen Hotline and on the Cooking Channel.
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2010 Denay's Top 10 Best Food Blogs
2009 2nd Place Bay Area Food Bank Chef Challenge
2008 Tava: Discovery Contest Runner-up
2015 4th Place Downtown Cajun Cook-off
2015 2nd Place Fins' Wings & Chili Cook-off
2014 2015 4th Place LA Gumbo Cook-off
2012 Taste Award nominee for best chef (web)
2012 Finalist in the Safeway Next Chef Contest
2011 Taste Award Nominee for Little Grill Big Flavor
2011, 12 Member: Council of Media Tastemakers
2011 Judge: 29th Chef's of the Coast Cook-off
2011 Judge: Dauphin Island Wing Cook-off
2011 Cooking Channel Perfect 3 Recipe Finalist
2011 Judge: Dauphin Island Gumbo Cook-off
2011 Culinary Hall of Fame Member
2010 Tasty Awards Judge
2010 Judge: Bayou La Batre Gumbo Cook-off
2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Award Nominee
2010 Chef2Chef Top 10 Best Food Blogs
2010 Denay's Top 10 Best Food Blogs
2009 2nd Place Bay Area Food Bank Chef Challenge
2008 Tava: Discovery Contest Runner-up
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