Gyros with Metaxa Sauce All ingredients & quantitative data are listed & linked in the infobox below Welcome to a new video
in this video I show you a delicious gyros recipetoday we gonna cook gyros with a creamy metaxa saucefor that I got 1 kilogram pork neck herecut the meat into about 1 centimeter thick slices firstand then into strips
you should cut the stripes a bit thickerthen the meat does not cook too fast & stays nicely juicy after being bakednext peel an onion & cut into thin stripsand afterwards we can marinate the meatfor that give 3 teaspoons oregano, 2 teaspoons thyme
each a teaspoon rosemary, paprika powder, garlic powder & ground coriander½ teaspoon cumin, ¼ teaspoon chili flakes & the onion strips to the meatalso season well with salt & pepperand finally pour in 50 – 75 milliliters oilive oilnow mix everything well
until all the spices have distributed evenly
that's what the meat should look likenow get a sheet cling filmcover the meat& allow to marinate for at least 4 hours in the fridgeafter the marinating time heat up a large pan without adding oil or fat
give the meat in portions into the pan& sear for about 3 – 4 minutes from all sidesturn once & then lift the meat strips out of the pan & set asideput the meat pan back to the stove over medium heatadd 2 tablespoons ajvar 6 2 tablespoons tomato paste
allow to roast for about 1 minute while stirring constantlyif that's done deglaze everything with 75 milliliters metaxastir in well & allow the metaxa to boil down almost completelyfinally we only have to add 200 milliliters cream & 400 grams creme fraichemix well
bring to a boil & then remove from heatnext, place the gyros in a suitable baking dishpour over the hot metaxa saucespread everything with 150 grams grated cheese& now place the baking dish into the preheated oven
for about 20 – 25 minutes at 200°C (top/bottom heat)if the cheese is beautifully meltedget the done gyros out of the ovenand dish up immediatelyfor that serve the gyros on plates
along with for example french friesfinally garnish everything with some chopped parsleyand enjoy your mealI hope you liked the videoI wish you lots of fun cooking & see you next video!
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