Club Recipe: Pork Kofta Gyros

Ingredients

• 480g Pork Mince
• 1 Tsp of smoked paprika
• 1 Tsp of dried oregano
• 4 x Garlic cloves (Peeled and grated or pressed)
• 1 x Lemon (Zested and cut into wedges)
• 6 x Large potatoes (Peeled and cut into 2cm strips)
• 1 x Onion (Peeled, halved & thinly sliced)
• 50ml Cider vinegar
• 25g Sugar
• 1 x Cucumber (diced into small cubes)
• 300g Greek yogurt
• Bunch of Mint (Pick the leaves & roughly cut)
• 4 x Large vine tomatoes (Diced into 2cm chunks)
• Drizzle of Honey
• 4 x plain naans
• 2 x Baby gem lettuce (cut into strips) or rocket
• 1 x Packet of feta cheese

Method

1. Firstly, preheat your over to 200°C.
2. Add your pork mince into a large mixing bowl along with the smoked paprika, dried oregano, half the garlic and half the lemon zest then season with salt and pepper.
3. Use your hands to thoroughly mix together and then divide into 16 small balls (4x per person) and then set these aside. Remember to wash your hands after handling raw meat.
4. Once this is done, add them to a baking tray and drizzle with oil then season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat them evenly and spread across the tray to cook. You can then pop them into the over for approximately 25-30 mins or until golden brown. (You will need to turn these halfway through). 
5. Whilst this is cooking, you can then prepare the pickled onion. Add the onion to a small bowl along with the cider vinegar and sugar. Season with a little salt, stir thoroughly. You can then set this aside to infuse. 
6. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on high heat. Once this is hot, add the pork koftas and fry until browned and cooked through (this will take approximately 8-10 mins but you can break one in half to check it’s no longer pink) you will need to keep turning them. 
7. Whilst these are cooking, you will need to make your tzatziki but adding the rest of the garlic and lemon zest to a mixing bowl along with the cucumber, yoghurt and half the mint in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper then mix and set aside.
8. To make your tomato salad, put the tomatoes, honey and half the lemon juice in another bowl. Season with salt and pepper, mix and set aside.
9. Once everything is almost cooked, pop the naans in your oven to warm up for 1-2 minutes. 
10. To serve, pile all the toppings on the naan (Lettuce, chips, tomato salad, koftas, tzatziki and pickled onion). 
11. Then to finish, sprinkle the remaining mint and lemon along with some feta across the gyros and enjoy!

Allergens – Gluten, milk and sulphur dioxide. Please ensure you check the label on any store brought items as allergens may vary with different suppliers.