How To Make Homemade Beef & Lamb Gyros ~ Easy & Authentic

[@Jimmy-ke2bs]

I don't normally comment on KZbin videos but i wanted to tell you this stuff is just as good if not better than every Greek restaurant I've ever been to. Thank you for sharing this recipe and taking the time to make this video!

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Mahalo for taking the time to leave a comment! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video & especially the recipe. Keep on cooking! Aloha 🙂🤙🏼

[@blauskie]

Good video. Clear instructions and well edited. I typed the recipe for myself with instructions in order of preparation,with optional ratios of lamb and beef, for milder lamb flavor, especially if you are using older lamb (mutton). Copy and save or print, as desired. Gyro Meat: 1 Large Yellow Onion, cut into large chunks 4-5 Garlic Cloves, halved 2 lb ground beef chuck & lamb in a ratio from 90/10 to 50/50, according to taste 1 tsp Dried Thyme 1 tsp Dried Marjoram 1 tsp Dried Rosemary 1 tsp Dried Oregano 1 tsp Fresh Cracked Black Pepper ½-3/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes 2 tsp Kosher Salt 1. In a food processor, puree the onion and garlic until smooth. 2. Add beef and lamb and puree until completely emulsified. 3. Add spices and salt to meat mixture and combine thoroughly. 4. Pack meat into a 9” x 5” loaf pan, tapping the pan to eliminate any bubbles. 5. Bake at 325º for 50 minutes to 1 hour to an internal temperature of 165º 6. Let cool for 1 hour then drain and wrap tightly in a couple layers of plastic wrap. 7. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight. 8. Slice thinly for gyros. Serve with tzatziki & horiatiki salata. for myself

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Thank you for watching & enjoy! Aloha 🤙🏼

[@wolfman011000]

Great little recipe nice and tasty, if you fry the slices to crisp them up that is good. Add a load of breadcrumbs and you have a gyros flavoured meatloaf with a more crumbly texture. Well done, take care, God bless one and all.

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Mahalo for watching! Aloha

[@williecunningham3725]

Thank you so much, I am going to try this. I was so upset when Sam's stopped carrying Gyro Meat in a bag.

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha & Mahalo for watching! I hope that you enjoy making & eating this. I have a recipe for Tzatziki as well which goes perfectly w/ Gyros. Enjoy! 🌺🤙🏼

[@tammiehutcherson6921]

Costco has it in a bag

[@cindykaminaka6072]

I'm definitely going to try your recipe. I did one with cumin and could not tolerate the smell along with the lamb. The taste was okay. This recipe is more how I make my souvlaki or leg of lamb. Thank you.

[@Beefree4ever]

Thank you! You made that super simple.

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Mahalo for watching! 😊

[@lloydknighten5071]

I used your gyro meat recipe this past Monday. And I must say that it turned out FANTASTIC! Thanks for uploading it l. 😊

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha & thanks so much for trying out my recipe! So glad that you enjoyed it! 😊🤙🏼

[@LorraineRoselli]

This is really good. To lift the loaf out of the pan, I did a strip of parchment paper 4" by 12" in center before adding meat mixture.

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha & thank you so much for watching! Happy that you enjoyed it 🌺

[@white-omorn1952]

Excellent video! I am going to make this tomorrow. You were so easy to understand and to the point. Good camera angle and I have a feeling that this recipe is going to be great!

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! Thank you so much for your feedback. I appreciate it & hope that you enjoy making & eating it too! Mahalo 🤙🏼

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@thesociallyawkwardchef it looks good but I don’t know about using crushed red pepper I don’t even know how much of the spices used it looks yummy to eat do you really need to use crushed red pepper I don’t want it in my gyro meat

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

@@mikebarooshian7255 Aloha! Thank you for watching. You can omit the red pepper flakes. The dry herbs measuments are listed. Hope that helps. Happy Holidays!

[@ncanellos]

I'm trying this looks like you are doing a kinda emulsify it very interesting

[@missterry428]

This was really good! My food processor i crap so my onions didnt get as soupy and my meats didn't get as smooth. Still so so good!

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

@missterry428 Mahalo for trying my recipe! 🤙🏼

[@peterbarker3433]

Many thanks - simple prep, easy to follow. And...delicious!

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Glad you liked it! Mahalo

[@d.j.robinson9424]

Excellent recipe, great video, very nice work. Love that knife.💚👍👍🍻

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha & Thank you! 🤙🏼

[@miavanispassion8526]

Thank you so much!!!! Will be trying this!

[@bulvie4741]

Thank you so much. Have a blessed day.

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

Great vid 👍 Believe It or Not, Arby's has a great Greek gyro sandwich. I get extra meat for a dollar sixty-five more.

[@1Dcorace]

This really worked out well for me. It's a lot easier than whart I was doing, slicing leg of lamb, putting it on a spit and rotisserie cooking. The rotisserie cooking is pretty good. Where did you get the cutter for the food wrap?

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! The plastic wrap is just one that we get at Costco, & the cutter is included. The brand is Stretch-tite. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏼

[@1Dcorace]

Thank you for your reply.

[@herm7629]

What’s the food processor you use? Can you link it?

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

@herm7629 It's a very old Cuisinart. I've tried making this in a Ninja food processor & it worked, however it was much more time consuming bc of the shape of the ninja attachment

[@timivers8823]

I put a foil wrapped brick, and weight it down. Makes it a little more firm.

[@missterry428]

During or after cooking?

[@timivers8823]

@@missterry428 during, and after till cool

[@vonslagle]

Excellent! I made pretty much the same recipe for a place I was kitchen manager at in San Francisco. They’ve had it on the menu for 9 years now

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

That is awesome!

[@arsulaksono881]

what did they serve it with ?

[@arsulaksono881]

this looks really delicious for sandwich.. i guess works perfect with chicken too?

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! I would not substitute chicken for the beef/lamb because the texture wouldn't be the same, but you can always give it a try! If you'd like to use chicken, I recommend that you cut up boneless skinless chicken breasts/thighs into smaller pieces, marinate them with the spices (add some garlic & onion powder) and then cook the chicken in a saute/frying pan. Serve with Gyro condiments. It will be more like souvlaki instead of gyros, but you'll have the flavors. Happy cooking!

[@williecunningham3725]

How do you clean your food processure & sanitize it after all that meat is mixed up in there?

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! I use lots of hot water & hand scrubbing to make sure all the nooks & crannies are clean & meat free. For extra measure you can also sterilize your cleaned food processor parts in the dishwasher

[@williecunningham3725]

@@thesociallyawkwardchef I thought you were going to say bleach. I think it works best with the water to sanatize!!!

[@rossrogers3189]

How many servings does it create approximately with this recipe?

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! It's approximately 6-8 servings. The cooked meat freezes well too, just be sure to slice it before freezing

[@MM-uw8xt]

I have done this once before but my food processor was trash. What one are you using? Side note, I saved the juices and used them when I browned the meat… for real boss move.

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! I'm using a Cuisinart. It's old and still works like a charm. I've tried making this in a Ninja w/ food pro attachment, but it's not as good as a regular food pro

[@KeepSycklids]

I was wondering how they make it 😂😂😂😂😂 I’m like I go to nick the Greeks all the time and I’m tryin to figure out how that meat log had both but now know

[@oddopops1327]

👍👍😊

[@jameslee1278]

Why not add spices when you add the meat? By doing it this way , I think the flavor is thoroughly in all parts of meat as it blends together.

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! The reason why I don't add the spices in with the meat in the beginning is bc the spices would be overly blended & broken down for my preference. Adding the spices after meat is combined gives you flecks of the spices while still being thoroughly mixed. Try making it both ways & see which you like better. Mahalo for watching & commenting 🙂

[@kaylagorse3125]

Tsp red pepper flakes flakes thyme majoram rosemary oregano 325 for 50-1 hr

[@CUBuffnSD]

PaRchment on a cookie tray

[@mrvulcan]

Nice recipe, but why do I need to preheat the oven, mine is at the temperature indicated almost instantly. Is it because different ovens need different times to get to the desired temperature? Or because of something else? (Heating up the environment, and thus the ingredients?) I'm puzzled! Please help me out? (BTW I love how you keep on calling it: "Euromeat". Serves us right!)

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha! Thanks so much for watching. You are correct in that ovens vary in how fast they heat up to the desired temperature 😊

[@mrvulcan]

@@thesociallyawkwardchef So?

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

So the best way to know that your oven is at the proper temperature is to use an oven thermometer (can hang or place on oven rack). That's the most accurate way to tell when your oven is at the correct temp

[@mrvulcan]

@@thesociallyawkwardchef Why do I need to preheat?

[@glenanderson6120]

Why is there so many air holes?... Just kidding. I'm actually here to ask about how to wipe down my pan it I'm to poor to buy paper towels? Thanks in advance

[@terryturbina3626]

Looks like a delicious meatloaf! Definitely not gyro

[@LeanderandSheilaAmazingJourney]

No such thing as Beef & Lamb Gyros u American really love making up food and claim it to be Authentic Greek😅😅 I live in Greece my relatives are Greek and Gyros is always Pork

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

I appreciate your comment, and yes, Gyros in Greece are completely different. This happens to be a Greek-American version. It's not meant to be offensive- it's food. Folks put ham & pineapple on pizza & call it Hawaiian. Ain't nothing Hawaiian about it 🤙🏼

[@lennygid8452]

Hi the reason of my comment is not so that i can find your version of Yiros wrong,, i understand that you all are used to this version of rotisserie meat , but there are others around and you may find them better if you tried them, most rotttiserie meats are much more naturall looking just like ground beef , the difference with meat loaf. burger mince , etc is that its got more texture , you may find it better if you dont turn mince into this mistery version. just saying

[@thesociallyawkwardchef]

Aloha & thank you for your comment. I know that Gyros in Greece and the Greek- American version are two different iterations. This recipe is for the Greek American version and not meant to take away from the traditional ways

[@DaveyD71]

Who cares man!. Why comment? Just like you, I'm.just saying. Get a life.

[@multitalent8]

I kept hearing euro meat instead of gyro meat 🤨

[@annalisacandaso-robertson9179]

It is pronounced EURO.

[@cadaques1978]

Awkward? What is awkward here?

[@gchomuk]

I had to smile when the first two words were "Aloha ya'll". ;)

[@oddopops1327]

👍👍😊