Chicken gyros with tzatziki and chips
Charred chicken, fresh tzatziki, zingy chopped salad and crispy seasoned fries all come together in fluffy homemade flatbreads in Paul Ainsworth’s epic gyros.
Ingredients
- White wine vinegar50 ml
- Mustard seeds1 ჩაის-კოვზი
- Olive Oil3 სუფრის-კოვზი
- Lemon½ ცალი
- Garlic2 კბილი
- Coriander (ground)½ ჩაის-კოვზი
- Cumin (ground)½ ჩაის-კოვზი
- Oregano (dried)½ ჩაის-კოვზი
- Cayenne pepper¼ ჩაის-კოვზი
- Paprika½ ჩაის-კოვზი
- Nigella seeds2 ჩაის-კოვზი
- Baking powder1 ჩაის-კოვზი
- Cucumber1 ცალი
Instructions
19 steps- 1
To make the pickled red onions, place a small saucepan over a medium heat, then add 150ml/5fl oz water, the sugar, vinegar, mustard seeds and olive oil and bring to a simmer to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- 2
When just warm, add in the sliced red onion and leave to pickle for at least 4 hours.
- 3
To make the chicken marinade, add all of the ingredients, except the chicken, to a large bowl and mix together.
- 4
Add the chicken and mix well, making sure the chicken is really well covered. Leave to marinate for at least 4 hours in the fridge.
- 5
To make the nigella seed flatbreads, use a mixer with a dough attachment and add all the flatbread ingredients to the bowl, excluding the fresh coriander and sea salt. Mix the ingredients on a medium to low setting for 10 minutes. The dough will be wet to start with, but after it has kneaded in the machine it will firm up.
- 6
Remove the dough from the bowl and form a ball with your hands.
- 7
Lightly butter or oil the bowl then place the dough back in. Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to prove for 1-1 ½ hours or until doubled in size.
- 8
Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 5 or 6 evenly sized balls. Place onto a lightly floured tray and cover with the damp cloth and leave to prove again for 30 minutes.
- 9
Heat a large nonstick frying pan over a high heat. Take a dough ball and roll it out to form your desired flatbread shape (either rounds or ovals).
- 10
Add the flatbread to the hot pan and leave it to dry fry for 2-3 minutes - it should puff up. Turn the flatbread over and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until it is charred in places. Repeat with the remaining flatbreads, cover and set aside.
- 11
To make the tzatziki, put the cucumber in a bowl with the sea salt and leave for 10 minutes.
- 12
Transfer the cucumber to a clean tea towel, and squeeze to remove all of the excess liquid. Mix the cucumber with the yoghurt and finish with the mint.
- 13
To make the salad, add all of the ingredients to a bowl and mix well, seasoning to taste with the sea salt and black pepper.
- 14
To cook the chicken, take two kebab skewers and fold the thighs in two, and thread onto the skewers. Repeat the process until all the chicken is on the two skewers.
- 15
Either cook the chicken on the barbecue or in the oven. To cook in the oven, preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5 and cook for 50 minutes, turning occasionally. To cook on the BBQ, turn the skewers constantly until cooked.They will take 40 minutes on the BBQ, always check with a temperature probe before serving BBQ food.
- 16
Meanwhile, cook the French fries according to pack instructions until nice and crisp and season with the smoked paprika and sea salt.
- 17
To serve, warm the flatbreads in the oven for 2-3 minutes. Brush with the extra ghee or melted butter all over, followed by a sprinkle of chopped coriander and a pinch of sea salt. Lay them out on a flat surface.
- 18
Carve the cooked chicken skewers like a kebab and divide between the four flatbreads, then top with salad and spiced fries.
- 19
Finish with the tzatziki and crumbled feta. Finally, roll up the flatbreads up and serve.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 450 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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