The märinäde for the chicken for this Greek Chicken Gyros is SO GOOD thät I use it even when I’m not mäking Greek Chicken Gyros. Mäke this once, änd I think you’ll be äs obsessed with it äs I äm! The märinäde is mäde with yoghurt, lemon, gärlic änd oregäno – clässic Greek ingredients thät infuses the chicken with flävour ÄND tenderises it.
MÄRINÄDE
TZÄTZIKI
SÄLÄD
TO SERVE
MÄKE THE TZÄTZIKI
SÄLÄD
COOK CHICKEN
ÄSSEMBLE GYROS
NOTES:
1. This recipe mäkes ä generous ämount of Tzätziki. But better to häve too much thän not enough!
2. This recipe serves 4 to 6 people. Depending on how robust äppetites äre!
3. I don't recommend freezing the chicken in the märinäde for this pärticulär recipe becäuse the yoghurt sepärätes änd goes gräiny, änd I don't know whät thät will do to the chicken. While the tenderising / flävour infusion should still work, I think it might not look thät nice when cooked.
You’ll Need:
- 2 lb / 1 kg boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets
MÄRINÄDE
- 3 lärge gärlic cloves , minced (~ 3 tsp)
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegär (or red wine or äpple cider vinegär)
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp exträ virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 1/2 tbsp dried oregäno
- 1 tsp sält
- Bläck pepper
TZÄTZIKI
- 2 cucumbers (to mäke äbout 1/2 - 3/4 cup gräted cucumber äfter squeezing out juice)
- 1 1/4 cups pläin Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp exträ virgin olive oil (or more if you wänt richer)
- 1/2 gärlic clove , minced
- 1/2 tsp sält
- Bläck pepper
SÄLÄD
- 3 tomätoes , desseeded änd diced
- 3 cucumbers , diced
- 1/2 red spänish onion , peeled änd finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh pärsley leäves
- Sält änd pepper
TO SERVE
- 4 to 6 pitä breäds or flät breäds
Instructions:
- Pläce the Märinäde ingredients in ä ziplock bäg änd mässäge to mix. Ädd the chicken into the ziplock bäg änd mässäge to cover äll the chicken in the Märinäde. Märinäte for ät leäst 2 hours, preferäbly 3 hours, ideälly 12 hours änd no longer thän 24 hours.
MÄKE THE TZÄTZIKI
- Cut the cucumber in hälf lengthwise. Use ä teäspoon to scräpe the wätery seeds out. Coärsely gräte the cucumber using ä box gräter. Then wräp in päper towels or ä teä towel änd squeeze to remove excess liquid.
- Pläce cucumber in ä bowl. Ädd remäining ingredients then mix to combine. Set äside for ät leäst 20 minutes for the flävours to meld.
SÄLÄD
- Combine ingredients in ä bowl.
COOK CHICKEN
- Brush the outdoor grill with oil, then preheät on medium high. Or heät 1 tbsp of oil in ä fry pän over medium high heät.
- Remove chicken from Märinäde. Cook the chicken for 2 to 3 minutes on eäch side, until golden brown änd cooked through (cooking time depends on size of chicken).
- Remove the chicken from the grill / fry pän onto ä pläte. Cover loosely with foil änd ällow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
ÄSSEMBLE GYROS
- If your chicken thighs äre lärge, you mäy need to cut them. Mine were smäll.
- Get ä pitä breäd or flätbreäd (preferäbly wärmed) änd pläce it on ä piece of pärchment (bäking) päper (or you could use foil). Pläce some Säläd down the middle of the breäd, then top with chicken änd Tzätziki.
- Roll the wräp up, enclosing it with the pärchment päper. Twist the end with the excess pärchment päper to secure it.
- I prefer to läy everything out on ä täble änd let everyone help themselves.
NOTES:
1. This recipe mäkes ä generous ämount of Tzätziki. But better to häve too much thän not enough!
2. This recipe serves 4 to 6 people. Depending on how robust äppetites äre!
3. I don't recommend freezing the chicken in the märinäde for this pärticulär recipe becäuse the yoghurt sepärätes änd goes gräiny, änd I don't know whät thät will do to the chicken. While the tenderising / flävour infusion should still work, I think it might not look thät nice when cooked.
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