Chicken Gyros

25m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Hit boneless, skinless chicken thighs with the best olive oil you got.
  2. 2Add a healthy spoonful of Greek yogurt.
  3. 3Add fresh garlic, smashed into a paste.
  4. 4Optionally, add some Dijon mustard.
  5. 5Add a healthy heap of good oregano.
  6. 6Season with salt, pepper, and a little cumin.
  7. 7Zest down a lemon, then introduce all its juice.
  8. 8Toss on a glove and give this a really nice mix.
  9. 9Marinate the chicken until you lose patience.
  10. 10Shave your cucumber like this for the tzatziki.
  11. 11Give the cucumber a quick grate.
  12. 12Squeeze out all the juice from the grated cucumber.
  13. 13Add the cucumber to full-fat Greek yogurt.
  14. 14Add fresh chopped dill, more good olive oil, and enough garlic.
  15. 15Finish the tzatziki with lemon juice, a healthy sprinkle of salt and pepper.
  16. 16To cook the chicken, use a medium-hot oven-safe pan.
  17. 17Make a layer of chicken in the pan.
  18. 18Throw the hot pan into the oven at 375 degrees.
  19. 19Cook chicken for about 25 minutes, broiling on the last five.
  20. 20Once chopped, throw the chicken back into those beautiful pan drippings.
  21. 21Assemble the gyro with a warm pita, tzatziki, seasoned tomato, loaded with chicken, and finish with lots of fries.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 0.25 cup Greek yogurt
  • 6 cloves fresh garlic, smashed into a paste
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • to taste salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice
  • 1 large cucumber, shaved and grated
  • 4 cups full-fat Greek yogurt
  • 0.5 cup fresh chopped dill
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon juice
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • 4 large pitas
  • sliced tomato
  • fries

Equipment

oven-safe panglovegrater

Tips

  • Smash garlic into a paste for even flavor.
  • Marinate chicken until you lose patience.
  • Shave cucumber for proper tzatziki.
  • Squeeze out all juice from grated cucumber.
  • Throw chopped chicken back into pan drippings.

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