Chicken Gyros

Name: Chicken Gyros
Total time: 4800 s
Yield: 3-4 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g chicken thigh fillets (deboned); 1 cup (250 ml) Greek or natural yoghurt; 25 ml lemon juice; 50 ml olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper(less if you don’t want it too spicy); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2-3 cloves crushed garlic; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon paprika; Oven tray with 1/2 large onion and wooden skewer- this is the frame that supports the chicken thighs during cooking

Bellhorse @barbara2017

This is the first time I’ve tried this recipe shared by a family member. Easy ( if messy ) preparation and great with pitta bread and salad .

Bellhorse @barbara2017

This is the first time I’ve tried this recipe shared by a family member. Easy ( if messy ) preparation and great with pitta bread and salad .

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Ingredients

1 hour 20 minutes

3-4 people

500 gchicken thigh fillets (deboned)
1 cup (250 ml)Greek or natural yoghurt
25 mllemon juice
50 mlolive oil
1/2 teaspooncayenne pepper(less if you don’t want it too spicy)
1 teaspoonground cumin
1 teaspoonground coriander
1/2 teaspoonground cinnamon
2-3 clovescrushed garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoonpaprika
Oven tray with 1/2 large onion and wooden skewer- this is the frame that supports the chicken thighs during cooking

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Steps

1 hour 20 minutes

1

Make the marinade by combining all ingredients except chicken, onion/skewer.
2

Add flattened chicken thighs - I used the palm of my hand to gently flatten so that all the pieces were about the same thickness
3

Marinade for a minimum of 2 -4 hours
4

Assemble marinated chicken thighs on the skewer - add at right angles to each other to even out the gyros stack.
5

Bake in oven at 200 degrees centigrade for 1 hour 20 minutes or until cooked through. The outside will get a little burnt but don’t worry - important to check the inside is cooked.
6

Remove from oven, cool slightly and then slice. Serve with salad and pita bread. A nice side dish is some yoghurt with mint (in winter I substitute a teaspoon of mint sauce from fresh mint).
7

Enjoy!