the gyros project

who doesn't love the 'brown tornado'...

I have recently come into posession of a vertical rotisserie circa 1950's. I'm contmeplating yup, you guessed it! HOMEMADE GYROS!!! So, I'll wait and see if the wife to be will let me play with this fire hazzard.

Flip

yup, you guessed it! HOMEMADE GYROS!!!

Despite my lack of a rotisserie of any kind, I like the idea of using Alton Brown's gyro recipe in the suggested loafpan.

whiskeybent wrote:

yup, you guessed it! HOMEMADE GYROS!!!

Despite my lack of a rotisserie of any kind, I like the idea of using Alton Brown's gyro recipe in the suggested loafpan.

I concur completely. I just love having an excuse to use toys. Its kinda like; when I bought a pressure cooker just to make stock faster.

Flip

As much as I like Alton and am grateful for his contributions to my cooking repertoire (limited tho it is), his gyros recipe does nothing for me. I still remember fondly the late, lamented Mythos in Naperville. Mythos was notable because it is the only restaurant that I was frequently referred to at other restaurants - if I let slip at a Greek place that I was from Naperville, the waiter would say, "have you tried Mythos?". The reason was simple - Mythos made real gyros.

Not flavored ground meat stuff, but marinated lamb, roasted/grilled until crispy, more akin to carnitas in appearance and texture, tho not fried, than what I had always known as gyros. It was served just the same way as the ground meat stuff, on pita with onions, sauce, tomatos, but the experience was totally different. Little crisp nuggets of flavorful lamb, mmmm.

Ever since then, I have really not found regular gyros too exciting. But I do miss Mythos.

Perhap you could try that, Flip?

dicksond wrote:Perhap you could try that, Flip?

David,

Is this an attempt to try and con me into having you and the bride over for dinner? If so, it might work. You bring the ouzo!

Flip

Jimthebeerguy and I were just saying a few days ago that we'd like to try Alton Brown's gyros recipe, so I thought I'd search and see if anything had been said here yet.

Where are your favorite places to buy ground lamb? Does Costco have it? We live near Kedzie & Foster - would one of the Indian grocery stores have it?

We're going to give this a shot, but I have a feeling nothing will hold a candle to the Parthenon's gyros; we tried some at the Greek Festival, and they were unforgettable.
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Flip wrote:I have recently come into posession of a vertical rotisserie circa 1950's. I'm contmeplating yup, you guessed it! HOMEMADE GYROS!!! So, I'll wait and see if the wife to be will let me play with this fire hazzard.

Flip

Flip, you know, you could also make a tacos al pastor on such a contrivance. Gyros is a type of sausage (i.e., lots of work, though I'm unfamiliar with Alton's recipe); tacos al pastor can be just pork steaks, layered and spiced, much easier and, to me, more interesting. If you're wanting to go that route, I'm in all the way (meaning, I'll help procure, prepare and consume). If your bride-to-be says nyet, let's talk.

Hammond

Saint Pizza wrote:Jimthebeerguy and I were just saying a few days ago that we'd like to try Alton Brown's gyros recipe, so I thought I'd search and see if anything had been said here yet.

Where are your favorite places to buy ground lamb? Does Costco have it? We live near Kedzie & Foster - would one of the Indian grocery stores have it?

We're going to give this a shot, but I have a feeling nothing will hold a candle to the Parthenon's gyros; we tried some at the Greek Festival, and they were unforgettable.

I think your best, closest bet is to go just south of you on Kedzie to Sahar II. You should have no problem finding lamb near Kedzie and Lawrence.

Best,
Michael