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Grilled Beef Gyros

“A spicy marinade adds zip to these grilled beef slices tucked inside pita bread. Friends from Greece gave us their recipe for the cucumber sauce, which provides a cool contrast to the hot beef. I never have to worry about leftovers when I serve these sandwiches. --Lee Rademaker Hayfork, California”

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2012

We actually just fried these in an electric frying pan, and they were awesome, probably better than any Gyro we've ever had!! Magnificent!!

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cynister

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

Meat excellent. I only marinated it for 1 hour and it turned out very tasty. I don't much care for the cucumber sauce though. Looking for another recipe for that.

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Kbusch

Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2011

Easy to make and the taste is awesome!!! I made the marinade ahead of time and let the meat sit over night. I grilled the meat on a counter top grill and the taste is AMAZING!! My husband couldn't keep his hands off until dinner! We used a different cumcumber garlic sauce so I can't judge that portion of the recipe, but the meat portion was so good! We couldn't find sirlion tip roast so we used sirlion steaks cut up as the recipe calls for. I wouldn't change a thing about the recipe!

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Jaime P.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Onalaska, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

This was an awesome receipe. Husband and daughter loved. Son says to spicy. Used Cucumber ranch dressing. Awesome will make again. Thank you

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Kim Bacon

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2011

This recipe comes together nicely in 40 minutes if you skip the marinate step. The cucumber sauce was very yummy, and the recommended fixings work very well. However, I'm knocking my review down to four stars because said marinate step isn't expressed in the "Ready In" time and because several steps are irritatingly batched together. Otherwise, this recipe is terrific!

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Home Town: Redmond, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2011

Loved the marinade! Amazing flavor with a great kick. Can't say enough about it :-) Tried the cucumber sauce and it wasn't the one for me.

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mandels24

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Hobe Sound, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2011

Did not taste Greek at all which is what I was trying to go for.

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ladybug

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Vilseck, Bayern, Germany

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2011

Great marinade! Gave the steak just the right amount of seasoning and didn't cook off. Will use again!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2011

I used the marinade only, without modification. The meat was broiled for six minutes one side, four the other. I cut it into strips, tasted one, and thought "blech!" I had used CAYCE's 'Tzatziki I' recipe (adding a little garlic powder at the end, and following Jennifer's advice on draining), which I tasted after and thought "blech!" I was feeling sorry for myself that I would have to eat all this, but I put the meat, tomato, onion, and lettuce in a pita, took a bite, and thought "Hey! This works!" It doesn't taste quite like a gyro, but it is pretty decent nonetheless. Also, slice the pita onion very thin, and make sure it is only quarter-rounds. Half-rounds work their way out of the pita.

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