Recipe Gyro with tabouli

[tnphil]

Made this awhile back and thought I'd pass along the recipe.

Gyro loaf:
1 lb ground lamb
1 lb ground pork (or beef)
1 tbs garlic powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp marjoram
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt or seasoned salt.

Combine spices and grind finely. Mix into two pounds meat. Put in loaf pan and bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Best when prepared ahead and allowed to cool, as it slices better. Saute slices in pan to crisp up a bit. NOTE: recipe is my original attempt to replicate gyro loaf, I now add a bit more oregano and marjoram.

Tabouli:
Finely chopped parsley
Diced tomatoes
Chopped onion
Bulgur
Lemon juice

Put about 1/4 cup of bulgur wheat in enough water to cover. Microwave just long enough to boil. Remove and let sit to cool. Prepare and Combine other ingredients in a bowl. Mix bulgur in, splash with lemon juice. Note that some tabouli recipes add chopped mint, but I don't.

The rice is just jasmine rice cooked in chicken broth with some turmeric. Add in some orzo pasta when rice almost done.

 

[nomifyle]

Sounds like something I would eat, but Dh he'd starve first.

 

[tnphil]

Sounds like something I would eat, but Dh he'd starve first.

Okay... more for ME!

 

[tnphil]

Sounds like something I would eat, but Dh he'd starve first.

So, he'd rather have the crickets? Lol.

If you like gyros, the recipe is really good. Not sure it's an exact replication of the gyro loaf that restaurants use, but it's pretty close and a lot cheaper than buying a huge gyro loaf from a restaurant supply, like the ones they typically put on a vertical rotisserie and then fry after shaving.

 

[momma_soapmaker]

Love tabouli! I use some olive oil in mine.

 

[tnphil]

Love tabouli! I use some olive oil in mine.

I knew I forgot to mention something! ME too.