Quote from: Paul1980 on September 22, 2009, 11:55 AM
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Here is a recipe for Chicken Gyro which is a Greek Keebab. I have made it a twice and tastes a treatt.
Ingredients
? 4 chicken breast fillets
? Marinade
50 ml. Olive Oil (I use extra virgin)
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tsp. Paprika
2 tsp. dried oregano
2 lemons (juice and a little of the zest)
4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
1 tsp. Chilli powder I use Deggi Mirch or Rajah
Instructions
1. Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add chicken and mix. Cover and leave in the fridge overnight
3. Get the griddle pan hot and place the chicken on. Leave it to cook for 5 minutes, before trying to move it, otherwise it will stick to the griddle.
4. Turn over and grill on the other side, again don't move it for 5 minutes.
5. Pour on some of the marinade on top and turn the chicken over. Repeat this after another 5 minutes, until chicken is nicely browned. Basically, you are cooking the chicken for about 20 minutes, turning and basting with the marinade.
6. Once cooked, slice thickly and keep aside.
7. Serve filled inside a freshly warmed and split pita bread.
I have tried it the griddling method way and also tried cutting the chicken breast in strips and fried both taste excellent. Nice with salad and yoghurt mint sauce or chilli sauce.
Here's one for Greek Lamb Gyro Meet, which is lovely too

1 pound ground lamb
1/2 cup very finely chopped (or shredded) onion
2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic
3/4 teaspoon salt (preferably sea salt)
1/2 teaspoon dried ground marjoram
1/2 teaspoon dried ground rosemary
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Mix everything together and let sit in the fridge for 1−2 hours.
Blend in a food processor for about 1 minute. (When cooked, this will help give it a more traditional gyro feel on your palate. Otherwise, it just takes like cooked minced meat.)
Form into an oblong around a spit, and slow cook over a grill for around 30−45 minutes, cooking far from the coals, and rotating slowly. Alternatively, bake in the oven in a meatloaf shape for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, at 325 degrees F.
It should be a bit dry.