Gyros

Gyro Recipe - Ground Pork - Greek Seasoning - Wells Farms Beef, Madison, WI

Kenny doesn't often put his skills to work too much these days, but he is a pretty decent cook! He does get all the credit for this first recipe of the 2023 Recipe Challenge because it's all his!

This is a fun use for our ground pork and something that is a little out of the box as far as things go around here for us, so I thought it might be a good one for you as well. 

Have fun and enjoy this first week's recipe!

About the Cut

Ground Pork

About:

"Ground pork is affordable, fresh, and extremely versatile, soaking up any flavor you add to it. It’s available with an average lean-fat ratio of 70 percent lean, 30 percent fat, making it a great substitute for other ground meats featured in your favorite recipes." www.pork.org

 

Optimal Cooking Methods:

Grilling, oven roasting, skillet cooking, braising, broiling

 

Temperatures:

Cook ground pork to a temperature of 160° F

Kenny Wells - Wells Farms Recipe Challenge - Gyro Recipe - Ground Pork Recipe

Kenny cooking ground pork

Gyro Recipe

This recipe made approximately 6 Gyros.  You can always double the recipe for more or leftovers.

 

Meat:

1 lb Wells Farms Ground Pork

1 1/2 TBSP Greek Seasoning**

1/4 tsp Cumin

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Paprika

1-2 Tbsp Olive oil

 

Sauce:

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1 tsp Dill Weed

1/4 tsp Onion Powder1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

 

Toppings:

1 Tomato, diced

1 Cucumber, diced

1 Onion. diced

Pita Bread

Mix together the ground pork, Greek seasoning, cumin, salt, and paprika. Form into thin patty shaped strips. (see photo below).  Fry the strips in a frying pan with a little olive oil to prevent sticking. Cook until browned on both sides and cooked through.

Mix together in a small mixing bowl, sour cream, dill weed, onion powder and garlic powder.  

Warm the pita bread and assemble your gyro with a couple strips of pork, tomatoes, onion, cucumber and sauce.

 

 

Kenny Wells - Wells Farms Beef Recipe Challenge - Gyro Recipe - Ground Pork Recipe

 

 

*** We used a Greek seasoning we purchased from The Spice and Tea Exchange.  You could also find it at some grocery stores. I saw it was available at Pick n Save/KrogerThe Tailgate Foodie also carries a Greek Seasoning. (These are not commissioned links)

 

If you can't find Greek Seasoning or would like to make your own from seasonings, you have at home - Go For It! We didn't always use a Greek Seasoning.  Kenny has often blended spices to make his mixture.  Here is one example of a DIY recipe but you could Google others if you would like.