Traditional Gyro Meat

Name: Traditional Gyro Meat
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 454 grams ground beef; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 454 grams ground lamb; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground dried rosemary; 1 teaspoon ground dried thyme; 1 onion, cut into chunks; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 0 teaspoons sea salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Traditional Gyro Meat a try. One serving contains 622 calories, 39g of protein, and 49g of fat. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 4. A mixture of marjoram, ground lamb, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Place the onion in a food processor, and process until finely chopped. Scoop the onions onto the center of a towel, gather up the ends of the towel, and squeeze out the liquid from the onions.

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Onion

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Food Processor

Place the onions into a mixing bowl along with the lamb and beef. Season with the garlic, oregano, cumin, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, black pepper, and salt.

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Black Pepper

Marjoram

Rosemary

Oregano

Garlic

Onion

Cumin

Thyme

Beef

Lamb

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Mix well with your hands until well combined. Cover, and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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Oven

Place the meat mixture into the food processor, and pulse for about a minute until finely chopped and the mixture feels tacky. Pack the meat mixture into a 7x4 inch loaf pan, making sure there are no air pockets. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel.

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Meat

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Food Processor

Kitchen Towels

Roasting Pan

Loaf Pan

Place the loaf pan on the towel, inside the roasting pan, and place into the preheated oven. Fill the roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the loaf pan.

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Water

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Roasting Pan

Loaf Pan

Oven

Bake until the gyro meat is no longer pink in the center, and the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) on a meat thermometer, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer