**Homemade Greek Pork Gyros Souvlaki** Souvlaki is one of the most popular street foods in Greece and for good reason

Ingredients

For the pork gyros

• 1 pork tenderloin, cut into strips
• 1 clove of garlic, chopped
• 1/2 red onion, sliced
• 3-4 tbsps of olive oil
• 1-2 tbsps red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp oregano
• thyme
• rosemary
• 1/2 tbsp of honey

For the tzatziki sauce

• 1 cucumber
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 of a cup extra virgin olive oil
• 500g of yogurt (18 ounces)
• 1-2 tbsps of red wine vinegar
• salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

To serve

• 4 pita breads
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 tomato, sliced
• fried potatoes (optional)
• some lettuce

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Instructions

1. To prepare this souvlaki recipe start by preparing the pork gyros. Mix into a

   large bowl the tenderloin (cut into strips), the garlic, the red onion, 3-4 tbsp of

   olive oil, 1-2 tbsp of red wine vinegar, some thyme, some rosemary, and mix

   with your hands. Squeeze the ingredients together, so that all the flavours blend

   and add 1/2 tbsp of honey. Wrap the bowl and put it into the fridge. Leave the

   marinade in the fridge for at least 2 hours, before using it (ideally leave it over night).

2. In a (very hot) large non-sticking pan, add the tenderloin along with the ingredients

   of the marinade, and sauté for 1 minute on each side, without stirring, until the

   meat is nicely coloured, crispy and tender inside.

3. To prepare the tzatziki sauce for the pork gyros, pour in a food processor the

   olive oil and garlic and blend until the garlic is diluted (don’t leave any large

   pieces of garlic). Into a large bowl, grate the cucumber, season with salt and

   pepper and leave it aside for 10 minutes. Wrap the grated cucumber into a

   towel and squeeze, in order to get rid of most of the water. Into a bowl, add the

   cucumber, the blended garlic and oil, the yogurt, 1-2 of red wine vinegar, salt

   and pepper and mix. (This recipe is for 5-6 servings. Store in the fridge and

   always serve cold.)

4. Use a cooking brush to oil the pita breads on both sides and season with salt,

   pepper and oregano. Place a large pan (upside down) at the bottom of the

   oven, place the pita breads on top, and bake in preheated oven at 250C for about 1 minute.

5. Pork gyros is usually served wrapped, like a sandwich. To serve, spread some

   tzatziki sauce on the pita breads and top with the pork gyros, some slices of red

   onion, some sliced tomato and wrap.

6. For an easier version, you can substitute the tzatziki sauce with some fresh

   yogurt or some mustard and mayonnaise sauce.

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bon appetit