Gyro Meat
Gyro meat is made with ground beef, ground lamb, and a blend of seasonings easily cooked in the oven and thinly sliced to serve on Pita bread with Tzatziki sauce and Greek salad. It is the easy way to make Greek gyros at home without a rotisserie grill.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 medium red onion (cut into 4 pieces)
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried marjoram
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180° C).
- 2
Pulse the red onion until very fine in a food processor until very fine. Dump them out onto the center of a thin kitchen towel set over a colander. Then, gather up the ends of the towel and squeeze out the liquid from the onions over the colander or sink. Make sure to squeeze it well!
- 3
Transfer the onions to a large mixing bowl along with the ground lamb, beef, garlic, oregano, marjoram, thyme, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Using your hands, mix well to combine.
- 4
Transfer the meat mixture to the food processor and pulse until finely minced (about 2 minutes). It will resemble a coarse paste!
- 5
Pack the meat mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan, pressing down firmly to make sure there are no air pockets.
- 6
Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the gyro meat reaches an internal temperature of 165° F. Use an instant-read meat thermometer! NOTE: The meat will shrink! Make sure to reserve the pan juices.
- 7
Let the meat in the pan cool over a cooling rack for 20-30 minutes before slicing very thinly.
- 8
OPTIONAL STEP: Before serving, fry the sliced gyro meat in a little of the pan juices in a skillet over medium heat. But be careful to not overcook the meat or it will become dry!
- 9
Serve it over pita with Greek salad and tzatziki sauce (for a gyro sandwich) or simply with a Greek salad and the sauce for a keto meal.