Smoked Gyros

Been wanting to mix it up lately and do something different so tonight we gave gyros on the pellet cooker a whirl-

Started with some fresh lamb shoulder and ground it up along with some sirloin





Seasoned with Majoram, Thyme, Oregano, Garlic, Onion, Salt and Pepper



Mix it up real good and palce in a loaf pan



Onto the MAK @275 for about an hour



While the meat is cooking make the Tzatziki

Greek yogurt, dill, honey, cumin, white pepper, and lemon



Whisk it up



Take a cucumber and deseed it


Chop the cucumber add salt and place it on plastic wrap, wrap it tightly for about 30 minutes (this will help remove the liquid from the cucumber)



Drain the liquid of the cucumber and whisk in with the sauce

Smoked Gyros Part 2

Back to the meat, pull the meat out of the loaf pan and back on the MAK @325 for about an hour




Meat is ready, off the grill and rest for a few



Slice the meat



Serve in a pita (we went the pocket route) with Tzatziki, lettuce, onion, and tomato along with a nice brew



Good stuff!



These came out good, used to do them all the time on the gasser's rotisserie so this was a learning experience, definitely will play with it some more to dial it in.

I love this idea!! Very Nice!!

Carter it looks wonderful!! Love the sound of your sauce too...

Great stuff Carter! I've been wanting to do something with pita pockets, this gave me some ideas.

Carter - awesome!! We will be doing this sometime soon. Based on Kevin's reaction to this I don't think I'll be the one cooking it.

Another great idea to add to my list of things to cook on my MAK! I love this site. With a sister-in-law of Greek extraction, I get to taste some really tasty tzatziki sauce. However, her recipe uses a lot of minced garlic. Give that a try sometime.

Art

I've been wanting/planning to do Gyros for a while now. After seeing these, I really want to give them a try.

Another inspirational cook Carter!

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Very nice and great for a hot day.

OK I dont want to stir anything up or discredit ay of the other wonderful cooks but if I was judging.....I just love gyros and imagine one where you knew waht it was made of!