Recently, Burger King announced their new menu item, the 'Whopperito'. So when my girlfriend asked for something to eat, I decided to use that as an inspiration and make a Greek version of a burrito. The recipe is very simple and it can literally be done in 20-30 minutes.
What you will need (for 1 burrito):
- 200g (7 oz) of chicken breast or thigh (boneless)
- 1 Burrito tortilla
- Gyro spice mix (paprika, thyme, dry basil, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary)
- Olive oil
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Onion
- Tzatziki (greek yogurt with grated cucumber, garlic, olive oil, vinegar and mint)
- Potato slices (or french fries)
Before we start, I have to make 2 comments. First, in my recipe I used turkey breast because that's what I had available. I don't suggest doing that. Use a more fatty meat, with boneless chicken thigh being the best option. Second, since this was made for my girlfriend, she requested to have mustard in her Gyro-rito. I would strongly advise you against it and therefore I have not included it in the ingredient list.
1. Prepare the meat. Cut it in small stripes. The turkey breast I used in my burrito, was marinated in paprika and yogurt, hence the color.
2. Add your spices, a little bit of olive oil and mix well. You can leave the meat to marinate for a few hours if you want.
3. Before you cook the meat, you need to start cooking your potatoes. In my case, I used frozen potato slices which I baked in the oven with olive oil at 200 celcius (390 farenheit) for about 15-20 minutes.
4. To cook the meat, preheat your pan on high heat. Add a little bit of olive oil and cook a small portion of the meat. Don't overcrowd your pan or else the temperature will drop and you will end up boiling the meat. If you are making more than 1 burrito and you need to cook the meat in batches, just wipe the pan clean in between, add olive oil again and repeat.
5. Assemble your Gyro-rito! First add the salad, the potatoes the meat and finally the tzatziki. As I said earlier, I don't suggest adding the mustard.
6. Fold your Gyro-rito
7. Cut in half and serve with some french fries! :)
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If you want to learn how to make tzatziki, here is a really bad video I made almost 5 years ago:
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