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Pork Kofta Gyros

Pork Kofta Gyros

with Naan Bread, Homemade Tzatziki and Tomato Salad

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on December 14, 2020

The gyro, pronounced “yee-roh”, is widely thought to have originated in Greece. It is a dish traditionally made using lamb, beef, or pork combined with fresh tomato, onion, and a yoghurt sauce on warm bread. Traditionally, gyros are made with whole pieces of thinly sliced marinated pork cooked on a rotisserie. In this recipe, to save you time, we’ve topped our “gyros” with spiced pork koftas and piled them high with lots of delicious extras. Quick, delicious and fun to build!

Allergens:
Sulphites
Milk
Cereals containing gluten

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total40 minutes
Active 30 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Dried Oregano

100

Feta Cheese

15

Cider Vinegar

(Contains: Sulphites)

150

Greek Style Natural Yoghurt

(Contains: Milk)

1

Baby Gem Lettuce

2

Medium Tomato

15

Honey

2

Garlic Clove**

2

Plain Naans

(Contains: Milk, Cereals containing gluten)

½

Lemon

240

British Pork Mince

1

Smoked Paprika

1

Mint

½

Red Onion

½

Cucumber

(May contain traces of: Celery)

450

Potatoes

Not included in your delivery

1

Sugar for the Pickle

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)998 kcal
Energy (kJ)4176 kJ
Fat41 g
of which saturates19 g
Carbohydrate113 g
of which sugars21 g
Protein47 g
Salt2 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Bowl
Zester
Chopping Board
Plate
Garlic Press
Knife
Baking Tray
Sautépan or large frying pan

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Make the koftas
1

Preheat your oven to 200°C. Zest the lemon then chop into wedges. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Put the pork mince in a bowl along with the smoked paprika, dried oregano, half the garlic and half the lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper. Use your hands to thoroughly mix then divide into 4 small balls per person. Pop on a plate and set aside. IMPORTANT: Remember to wash your hands after handling raw meat.

Bake the chips
2

Peel the potatoes then chop into 2cm wide chips. Pop on a baking tray, drizzle with oil then season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat, spread out and roast on the top shelf of your oven until golden, 25-30 mins, turning halfway.

Pickle the onion
3

Meanwhile, halve, peel and thinly slice the red onion. Pop in a small bowl along with the cider vinegar and sugar (see ingredients for amount). Season with salt, stir to combine then set aside.

Chop chop
4

Trim the cucumber then halve lengthways. Chop each half into 4 long strips then chop witdthways into small pieces. Trim the root from the baby gem lettuce then half lengthways. Thinly slice widthways. Chop the vine tomatoes into 2cm chunks. Pick the mint leaves from their stalks and roughly chop (discard the stalks).

Fry the kofta
5

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on high heat. When hot, add the pork koftas and fry until browned and cooked through, 8-10 mins, turning often. IMPORTANT: The koftas are cooked when no longer pink in the middle. Meanwhile, crumble the feta and scatter over the potatoes for the final 5 mins of cooking time. When everything is almost cooked, pop the naans on a baking tray and sprinkle on a little water. Bake in your oven until warmed through, 2-4 mins.

Salad time
6

Meanwhile, pop the cucumber, remaining garlic, remaining lemon zest, yoghurt and half the mint in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, mix and set aside. (This is your tzatziki) Put the tomatoes, honey and half the lemon juice in another bowl. Season with salt and pepper, mix and set aside. To serve, pile all the toppings on the naans! Lettuce, chips, tomato salad, koftas, tzatziki and pickled onion - finish with the remaining mint and lemon.

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