Careys Traditional Gyro Meat

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 8

	1/2 eachonion; cut into chunks
	1/2 poundground lamb
	1/2 poundGround pork (lean)
	1 poundGround beef
	1 tablespoonGarlic; minced
	1 teaspoonDried Oregano
	1 teaspoonGround cumin
	1 teaspoondried marjoram
	1 teaspoonground dried rosemary
	1 teaspoonground dried thyme
	1 teaspoonBlack Pepper; ground
	1/4 teaspoonSea salt

Calories Per Serving: 499
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Careys Traditional Gyro Meat Preparation

DIRECTIONS

Place the onion in a food processor, and process until finely chopped. Scoop the onions onto the center of a towel, gather up the ends of the towel, and squeeze out the liquid from the onions. Place the onions into a mixing bowl along with the lamb and beef. Season with the garlic, oregano, cumin, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, black pepper, and salt. Mix well with your hands until well combined. Cover, and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Place the meat mixture into the food processor, and pulse for about a minute until finely chopped and the mixture feels tacky. Pack the meat mixture into a 7x4 inch loaf pan, making sure there are no air pockets. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place the loaf pan on the towel, inside the roasting pan, and place into the preheated oven. Fill the roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the loaf pan.

Bake until the gyro meat is no longer pink in the center, and the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) on a meat thermometer, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Pour off any accumulated fat, and allow to cool slightly before slicing thinly and serving.

Notes

PREP TIME 15 Min

COOK TIME 45 Min

READY IN 2 Hrs

Original recipe yield 1 - 7x4 inch loaf pan

Food Glossary

Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe: onion ground lamb Ground pork (lean) Ground beef Garlic Dried Oregano Ground cumin dried marjoram ground dried rosemary ground dried thyme Black Pepper Sea salt

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Careys Traditional Gyro Meat Reviews

	Blushing_Unicorn Made this recipe about 4 months ago and my mom and I LOVED it! Tastes excellent. Am making it again tonight. Thanks for posting this recipe! 9 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
	pdxbodyworx [I made edits to this recipe.] 3 years, 1 weeks, 3 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes ago
	IdolHanz Sounds good, quick and easy to me! I'm going to attempt something like this and soon. I see the basic recipe calls for fat and bread crubs, 15% lamb, 85% beef with about 30% total fat content, dehydrated onion, pepper, cumin, thyme . I can't find Gyros meat in any store! 3 years, 1 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes ago
	billgreer I could not find the lamb so I substituted the leanest pork I could find. Still came out great. 3 years, 1 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes ago
	pdxbodyworx PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 45 Min READY IN 2 Hrs Original recipe yield 1 - 7x4 inch loaf pan [I posted this recipe.] 3 years, 4 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes ago