Venison Gyros

Submitted by Chef #1520721

"We really liked this recipe, its great to throw the marinade together in the morning and its a matter of minutes to cook and assemble when you get home. I think the venison is a great (and cheap, if you know a hunter) substitute for lamb, especially in recipes like this where the meat is lightly cooked. Cook too much, though, and you will get some tough meat."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
• 2 teaspoons ground dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 3 lbs venison, cut into 1/4 thick strips
• 1 (12 ounce) package pita breads, warmed
• 1 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup tzatziki, sauce

directions

1. 1. Whisk together the olive oil, cumin, garlic, marjoram, rosemary, oregano, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the venison strips, and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
2. 2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the venison strips, a half pound at a time, until the venison has browned on the outside and is no longer pink on the inside, about 5-8 minutes. Pile the meat onto warmed pitas , and top with tomatoes, cucumbers and tzatziki to serve.

Reviews

[catalina602]

This was amazing with venison! I sliced the meat thin, while it was still frozen and then used the marinade as listed in the recipe. It wasn’t enough to coat all the meat so I made another marinade with Penzey’s Greek seasoning and it turned out delicious! I served it with tzatziki, tomatoes, shredded cabbage and sandwich thins.

 

[cjmicro_10853620]

I made this with venison cube steak sliced into strips. Using the cube steak almost gave it a more gyro like consistency! It was delicious, although the larger pieces of dried rosemary I used were a bit annoying, so I would be sure to break/crush them up smaller. I would definitely make this again.