The marinade for the bird for this Greek Chicken Gyros is SO GOOD that I use it even whilst I’m not making Greek Chicken Gyros. Make this once, and I assume you’ll be as obsessed with it as I am! The marinade is made with yoghurt, lemon, garlic and oregano – vintage Greek foods that infuses the bird with flavour AND tenderises it.
Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki - the marinade for the bird is so good, I use it even whilst I'm not making gyros! www.recipetineats.com
Greek Chicken Gyros: A mouth-watering meal in a wrap
Seriously. I’m not exaggerating. It’s been ages since I made this Greek Chicken Gyros. But the minute the bird hit the grill, all I might assume was “why don’t I make this further often??”
Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzaziki
Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats Prep: 20 mins Cook: 6 mins Total: 26 mins Dinner, Entertaining, Grilling, Lunch Greek
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Recipe video above. The marinade for the bird is so sensational that I use it even whilst I'm not making Gyros! This is advantageous for entertaining simply due to the fact you must simply lay all of it out for visitors to assist themselves. The odor whilst the bird is cooking is amazing - you must truly odor the oregano. MARINADE TIME: Minimum 3 hours
Ingredients
2 lb / 1 kg boneless skinless bird thigh fillets
MARINADE
3 big garlic cloves , minced (~ 3 tsp)
1 tbsp white wine vinegar (or red wine or apple cider vinegar)
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp further virgin olive oil
3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
1 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp salt
Black pepper
TZATZIKI
2 cucumbers (to make about 1/2 - 3/4 cup grated cucumber after squeezing out juice)
1 1/4 cups plain Greek yoghurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp further virgin olive oil (or further should you desire richer)
1 garlic clove , minced
1/4 tsp salt
Black pepper
SALAD
3 tomatoes , desseeded and diced
3 cucumbers , diced
1/2 red spanish onion , peeled and finely chopped
1/4 cup contemporary parsley leaves
Salt and pepper
TO SERVE
4 to 6 pita breads or flat breads
Instructions
Place the Marinade foods in a ziplock bag and therapeutic rub down to mix. Add the bird into the ziplock bag and therapeutic rub down to conceal all of the bird within the Marinade. Marinate for not less than 2 hours, preferably 3 hours, ideally 12 hours and not than 24 hours.
MAKE THE TZATZIKI
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a teaspoon to scrape the watery seeds out. Coarsely grate the cucumber utilizing a box grater. Then wrap in paper towels or a tea towel and squeeze to take away extra liquid.
Place cucumber in a bowl. Add ultimate foods then blend to combine. Set apart for not less than 20 minutes for the flavours to meld.
SALAD
Combine foods in a bowl.
COOK CHICKEN
Brush the outside grill with oil, then preheat on medium high. Or warmth 1 tbsp of oil in a fry pan over medium excessive heat.
Remove bird from Marinade. Cook the bird for 2 to three minutes on every side, till golden brown and cooked by way of (cooking time relies on dimension of chicken).
Remove the bird from the grill / fry pan onto a plate. Cover loosely with foil and permit to relaxation for 5 minutes earlier than serving.
ASSEMBLE GYROS
If your bird thighs are large, you would possibly have got to chop them. Mine have been small.
Get a pita bread or flatbread (preferably warmed) and area it on a work of parchment (baking) paper (or you might use foil). Place a few Salad down the center of the bread, then best with bird and Tzatziki.
Roll the wrap up, enclosing it with the parchment paper. Twist the give up with the extra parchment paper to safe it.
I favor to put everything out on a desk and let everybody assist themselves.
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Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a teaspoon to scrape the watery seeds out. Coarsely grate the cucumber utilizing a box grater. Then wrap in paper towels or a tea towel and squeeze to take away extra liquid.
Place cucumber in a bowl. Add ultimate foods then blend to combine. Set apart for not less than 20 minutes for the flavours to meld.
SALAD
Combine foods in a bowl.
COOK CHICKEN
Brush the outside grill with oil, then preheat on medium high. Or warmth 1 tbsp of oil in a fry pan over medium excessive heat.
Remove bird from Marinade. Cook the bird for 2 to three minutes on every side, till golden brown and cooked by way of (cooking time relies on dimension of chicken).
Remove the bird from the grill / fry pan onto a plate. Cover loosely with foil and permit to relaxation for 5 minutes earlier than serving.
ASSEMBLE GYROS
If your bird thighs are large, you would possibly have got to chop them. Mine have been small.
Get a pita bread or flatbread (preferably warmed) and area it on a work of parchment (baking) paper (or you might use foil). Place a few Salad down the center of the bread, then best with bird and Tzatziki.
Roll the wrap up, enclosing it with the parchment paper. Twist the give up with the extra parchment paper to safe it.
I favor to put everything out on a desk and let everybody assist themselves.
FULL ARTICLE >>>>>>>>
