Greek Chicken Gyros
Ingredients
Gyro Chicken Ingredients:
- 4 lbs chicken thigh fillets, boneless and skinless (I have whole chickens and I cut the meat off the bones, no problem. I have found whatever cut of chicken you use doesn't really matter as much)
- 6 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar (can substitute red wine or apple cider vinegar)
- 6 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tbsp Greek yogurt, full fat (I have used regular whole milk yogurt just fine)
- 3 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp salt
- black pepper
Side Salad Ingredients:
- 6 tomatoes, de-seeded and diced (I prefer Roma tomatoes)
- 6 cucumbers, diced
- 1 red/purple onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves (optional, can also sprinkle dried parsley on top)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Follow this recipe to make home-milled pita bread: https://grainsandgrit.com/pita-bread-with-100-freshly-milled-wheat/
Follow this recipe to make my authentic Greek tzatziki sauce: https://grainsandgrit.com/authentic-greek-tzatziki-sauce/
Greek Gyro Chicken:
- Place all ingredients above in a bowl or bag. This is your marinade for the chicken.
- Add chicken into bag and massage to cover all the chicken in marinade.
- Marinade for at least 3 hours, ideally for 12 hours, and no longer than 24 hours.
- After marinading, heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
- Remove chicken from marinade, cook chicken 2-3 minutes on each side until done.
- Remove chicken, place on plate and allow to rest for about 5 minutes.
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces to serve on gyros.
Side Salad:
- Combine all ingredients into a bowl and stir until mixed.
Gyro Assembly:
- Gather your pita bread, tzatziki sauce, cooked chicken, and salad.
- On top of pita bread, add some chicken, some salad, and tzatziki sauce.
- Fold up and ENJOY! Feel free to eat the salad on the side as well.
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