Grilled Skirt Steak Gyros

Name: Grilled Skirt Steak Gyros
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dried mint (optional); 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rings; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 79 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoons paprika; 4 pocketless pitas; 118 milliliters 2% plain Greek yogurt; 454 grams skirt steak; 1 tomato, chopped; 1 bunch watercress, roughly chopped

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Skirt Steak Gyros From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. If you have pocketless pitas, kosher salt and pepper, skirt steak, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Whisk the olive oil, garlic, mint (if using), oregano, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl.

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Transfer 1 tablespoon of the marinade to a small bowl; mix in the yogurt and 2 tablespoons water.

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Add the bell pepper and onion to the bowl with the remaining marinade and toss; remove to a plate with a slotted spoon.

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Add the steak to the bowl and toss.

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Grill the bell pepper, onion and steak, turning once, until lightly charred, about 4 minutes per side for the vegetables and 4 to 8 minutes per side for the steak (depending on the thickness). Set aside to rest, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, grill the pitas until marked, about 1 minute per side.

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Slice the steak against the grain. Fill the pitas with the steak, grilled vegetables, tomato and watercress.

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Drizzle with the yogurt sauce.

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Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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Servings:

1teaspoon

dried mint (optional)3cloves

garlic, minced 1

green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rings 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 79milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 1

onion, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds 1teaspoon

dried oregano 1teaspoons

paprika 4

pocketless pitas 118milliliters

2% plain Greek yogurt 454grams

skirt steak 1

tomato, chopped 1bunch

watercress, roughly chopped

Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Steak. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. The Nickel & Nickel Harris Vineyard Merlot with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 40 dollars per bottle.