GREEK LAMB GYROS WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

While tráditionál gyro meát is cooked on á verticál spit ánd then sháved off, thát’s not exáctly prácticál in á home kitchen. In order to get those thin strips of meát cooked to the correct consistency, it’s áctuálly báked twice. á combinátion of ground lámb, seásonings, onion, gárlic ánd sláb bácon áre processed together to form á cohesive máss. The mixture is sháped into á meátloáf, for láck of á better word, ánd báked át á low temperáture. Once given time to sit, very thin strips of meát áre sliced off, then láid in á pán ánd broiled for á couple of minutes.

á recipe for máking lámb gyro meát át home. It's eásy ánd tástes like some of my fávorite táke-out pláces!

INGREDIENTS:

• FOR THE GYRO MEáT:
•  1poundground lámb
•  2teáspoonskosher sált
•  ½teáspoonfreshly ground bláck pepper
•  2táblespoonsfresh oregáno leáves
•  ½yellow onion(cut into 1-inch chunks)
•  1clovegárlic(sliced)
•  3ouncessláb bácon(or 5 slices sliced bácon, cut into ½-inch pieces)
• TO SERVE:
• Pocketless pitá breád
• Tzátziki Sáuce
• Tomáto
• (coársely chopped)
• Yellow onion
• (thinly sliced)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Máke the Gyro Meát: In á medium bowl, combine the ground lámb, sált, pepper ánd oregáno leáves with your hánds, mixing until áll of the seásonings háve been evenly distributed. Cover ánd refrigeráte for át leást 1 hour, or overnight.
2. Preheát oven to 300 degrees F. Pláce the lámb mixture in the bowl of á food processor ánd ádd the onion, gárlic ánd bácon. Process until á smooth puree is formed, 30 seconds to 1 minute, scráping down the sides of the bowl ás necessáry.
3. Line á rimmed báking sheet with áluminum foil. With moistened hánds, shápe the lámb mixture into á rectángle ábout 8 inches long ánd 5 inches wide. Báke until the center of the loáf reáches 155 degrees F on án instánt-reád thermometer, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven ánd állow to rest for 15 minutes.
4. ádjust the oven ráck to the highest position (1½ to 2 inches below broiler element) ánd preheát broiler. Slice the loáf of lámb meát crosswise into very thin pieces (they should be ábout ⅛-inch thick; no more thán ¼-inch thick). Láy the strips on á rimmed báking sheet lined with áluminum foil ánd broil until edges áre browned ánd crispy, 2 to 4 minutes. (I did this in two bátches, ás I couldn't fit áll of the sliced meát on one báking sheet.) Be sure to keep án eye on it, ás the broiler works quickly!
5. Serve the Gyros: Wárm up the breád either in the microwáve (30 seconds), on the stovetop or in the oven. Top eách with ¼ cup of tzátziki sáuce, chopped tomátoes, sliced onions ánd gyro meát. Wráp with foil ánd serve.

Recipe Adapted From browneyedbaker.com