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