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Mathias Lydersen
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Chicken gyros with homemade tzatziki – easy recipe with lots of flavor
Chicken gyros is a Greek street food classic that is both simple, flavorful and perfect for everyday meals with a little extra character. The marinated chicken meat combined with creamy tzatziki, fresh vegetables and warm flatbread gives you a rich and balanced dish that tastes like a holiday. To get the best result, precise carving is important – and here a goodknife setall the difference. It makes it easy to get nice, uniform strips of chicken, vegetables and toppings.
Time: about 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 300 g kyllinge inderfilet eller kyllingebryst
- 1½ fed hvidløg, presset
- 1 spsk olivenolie
- 1 tsk citronsaft
- ½ tsk tørret oregano
- ½ tsk paprika (sød eller røget)
- ¼ tsk spidskommen
- Salt og peber
- Evt. en knivspids chiliflager
- Tzatziki
- ½ agurk
- 1–1½ dl græsk yoghurt (10 %)
- 1 fed hvidløg, presset
- ½ spsk olivenolie
- ½ tsk citronsaft eller lidt hvidvinseddike
- Salt og peber
- Tilbehør
- 2 fladbrød eller pitabrød
- 1 tomat, skåret i skiver
- ½ rødløg, i tynde skiver
- Et par sprøde salatblade (f.eks. romainesalat)
- Smuldret feta (valgfrit)
Instructions
Marinér kyllingen
Skær kyllingen i tynde strimler.
Bland olivenolie, citronsaft, hvidløg og krydderier i en skål.
Vend kyllingestrimlerne godt rundt i marinaden, dæk til og lad dem marinere i min. 30 minutter (gerne op til 4 timer på køl).
Lav tzatziki
Riv agurken groft og drys lidt salt over.
Lad den stå i 10 minutter.
Pres overskydende væske ud med hænderne eller i et rent viskestykke.
Bland med yoghurt, presset hvidløg, olivenolie, citronsaft, salt og peber.
Smag til og lad stå på køl.
Steg kyllingen
Varm en pande godt op med lidt olie.
Steg kyllingen ved høj varme i 5–7 minutter, indtil den er gennemstegt og gylden.
Saml din gyros
Varm fladbrødene kort på en tør pande eller i ovn.
Smør tzatziki på brødet.
Læg det stegte kyllingekød på sammen med tomat, rødløg, salat og evt. feta.
Fold eller rul sammen og nyd straks.
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