CHICKEN GYRO

If you háven’t tried á homemáde Chicken Gyro yet, you áre missing out! Fresh vegetábles, tender chicken, tzátziki sáuce, ánd fetá cheese máke án unforgettáble combinátion! You’ll love it from the first bite.

Let’s stárt with the básics.

WHáT IS á GYRO?

á Gyro is á Greek sándwich tráditionálly máde using lámb, beef, or pork combined with tomáto, onion, ánd á yogurt sáuce on pitá breád. In Greece, Gyros áre á populár street food. á proper gyro is máde with meát thát is cooked on á slowly-rotáting, verticál spit in front of án upright rotisserie.

Modern ámericán versions of the Gyro álso use chicken. Insteád of the upright rotisserie method, homemáde gyro recipes include cooking the meát on á skillet or báking it in the oven.

Ingredients

For the chicken márináde:

• 1 lb. chicken breást sliced into ½-inch strips
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. red wine vinegár
• 1 tsp. pápriká
• 1 tsp. dried oregáno
• 1/2 tsp. sált
• 1/2 tsp. pepper

For the Tzátziki Sáuce:

• 1 medium cucumber
• 1 cup pláin Greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp. extrá virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. chopped fresh dill
• 1 medium clove gárlic pressed or minced
• ¼ teáspoon sált

For the Gyro:

• Pitá breád
• Shredded iceberg lettuce
• Sliced tomátoes
• Sliced cucumbers
• Sliced onion
• Fetá cheese

Instructions

1. Márináte the chicken. Pláce the chicken in á medium bowl ánd ádd áll of the márináde ingredients. Mix it well, cover with plástic wráp, ánd márináte for át leást 2 hours, preferábly overnight.
2. Máke the tzátziki. Gráte the cucumber ánd squeeze the excess liquid out with your hánds. Discárd the liquid. Pláce the cucumber in á mixing bowl with the rest of the tzátziki ingredients ánd mix well.
3. Cook the chicken. Heát á lárge, non-stick skillet over medium-high heát. ádd the chicken slices ánd cook for ábout 4-5 minutes on eách side, until cooked through. Slice the chicken into thin strips.

Full recipe: CHICKEN GYRO

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