Recipe · Crispinator® Max
Gyros with Greek fries
Setting up a rotating spit in your kitchen isn’t exactly practical, so this recipe ingeniously calls for air frying gyro meat in a baking pan. Even more brilliant, seasoned fries cook at the same time for a side dish with almost no effort.
Ingredients
For the gyro meat
- 1 lb ground lamb or beef (preferably 85% lean), or a combination of both
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pinch ground white pepper
- 1 pinch ground cumin
For the Greek fries
- 1¼ lb frozen French fries (shape of choice)
- Kosher salt
- ¼ cup crumbled feta
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- Lemon wedges
For serving
- Pita, warmed
- Shredded lettuce
- Sliced cucumber
- Sliced tomato
- Sliced red onion
- Tzatziki
Method
- Line the oven’s baking pan with foil then spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine all gyro meat ingredients. Pulse until the mixture is homogenous; the meat will lighten in color and become sticky.
- Transfer the meat mixture to the prepared baking pan and spread into a thin, even layer using lightly greased hands.
- Add the fries to the air fryer basket in an even layer.
- Insert the wire rack into the oven’s bottom position and place the baking pan on top. Slide the air fryer basket in top rack position.
- Set the unit to Air Fry at 400°F for 32 minutes.
- Cook, tossing the fries and rotating the baking pan halfway through, until the fries are golden and crispy and the gyro meat is browned and crispy on the surface, 26 to 32 minutes. An internal-read thermometer inserted at an angle into the center of the meat should read at least 145°F.
- Season the fries with salt, transfer to a serving platter, and sprinkle with oregano and feta.
- Transfer the gyro meat to a cutting board and cut into strips.
- Serve the gyro meat in warmed pitas with your choice of toppings. Serve the fries with lemon wedges.
