How to make Gyros

Hi, my name is Mehek from Pakistani Food Blog and I will be guest blogging for this post to add some Pakistani into a Mediterranean recipe. This recipe makes one of my favorite foods, Gyros, and these are commonly made within Pakistani cultures as well as Arab cultures. It is a food that is not very easy to make, but not extremely complicated either. You basically have to apply the concept; Practice makes perfect. Although, once you get the hang of it you will never regret making the gyros, they are absolutely delicious! Let's get started.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of beef sirloin, cut into quarter inch slices.
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbls sugar
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 cups sour cream
• Chopped cuccumbers
• Onions chopped (optional)
• Tomatoes chopped (Optional)
• 8 pita breads (halved)

Directions

1.  Blend garlic, sugar, ginger, pepper and cayenne pepper until processed. Add water and soy sauce, and blend again.

2.  In a plastic zip lock, add the mixture with the beef, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

3.  For the second sauce, blend the cucumber, vinegar, oil, garlic and salt in a food processor.

4.  Add in the sour cream to the second sauce, by hand.

5.  Take out extra sauce from beef, and grill the beef (covered), until it is medium-rare.

6.  Place beef in pita halves,

7.  Add cucumber sauce on top of the beef generously. Remember, this cucumber sauce makes or breaks the entire gyros!

8.  Add optional tomatoes and/or onions.

9.  Close up the pita halves, and enjoy your Gyros!