Sirloin Gyros Food

BEEF GYROS WITH SIRLOIN

Steps:

• For the sauce, combine yogurt, chopped cucumber, onion, mint, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Toss sirloin with the Greek seasoning. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add sirloin and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes or until cooked through.
• Divide sirloin strips among the warmed pitas. Top with tomato, cucumber, and lettuce (if using.) Drizzle the sauce over the top. Serve immediately.

GRILLED BEEF GYROS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the onion, garlic, sugar, mustard, ginger, pepper and cayenne; cover and process until onion is finely chopped. Add soy sauce and water; process until blended. , Place the beef in a shallow dish. Add marinade and turn to coat; cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours., For sauce, in a blender; combine the cucumber, garlic and salt; cover and process until cucumber is chopped. Add vinegar and oil; process until blended. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in sour cream. Refrigerate until serving., Drain and discard marinade. Grill beef, covered, over medium-hot heat until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Place beef in pita halves. Top with cucumber sauce, sliced onion and chopped tomato. Refrigerate any remaining sauce.

GYROS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Process red onion in a food processor until finely minced. Scoop onion into a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze as much moisture from the onion as possible. Return onion to food processor; add garlic and process until the garlic is well integrated. Blend marjoram, rosemary, kosher salt, and black pepper into the onion mixture.
• Gradually blend ground beef and ground lamb with the onion and seasoning mixture by alternately adding small amounts of each meat to the mixture and processing until well incorporated before adding the next batch.
• Firmly pack the meat mixture into a loaf pan, assuring no air pockets are trapped in the meat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 75 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). Drain grease and slice thinly to serve.

BEEF GYROS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine salad dressing and cucumber; set aside. In a large skillet, cook beef in oil over medium heat until no longer pink. , Layer half of each pita with steak, tomato, olives, onion, cheese, lettuce and dressing mixture. Fold each pita over filling; secure with toothpicks.

SIRLOIN GYROS

Steps:

• 1. Brown up some sliced red onions and add cut up pieces of sirloin steak and cook til cooked thru. Salt and pepper. Place the meat and onion mixture on a flat whole wheat pita bread. Top with golden raisins, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, minced green onions, sliced black olives and feta cheese. Layer/pile it all up. Make a dressing using a little Ranch powder dressing mix and mayonnaise and lite sour cream, thinned down with a little milk. To the dressing add cut up pieces of cucumber and pour that over the top of the gyro. Traditional gyros are folded up like a soft taco and eaten by hand, but this version of a gyro needs to be cut into and eaten with a knife and fork.

STEAK GYROS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler or grill to medium.
• Drizzle the steak with extra-virgin olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook, turning once, for medium rare 8-10 minutes.
• Let cool slightly then slice thinly.
• While steak is cooking or cooling, use a food processor to puree the feta, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, cumin, coriander, and hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl. Leave in fridge to cool if you'd like.
• Char the pitas under the broiler or grill. Top with steak and your choice of toppings (see optional items above). Serve with lemon wedges and yogurt sauce.