Tue, 13 October 2020
Chef: Aisling Larkin
Ingredients
8 chicken thighs
4 cloves garlic
1 red onion
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried dill
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried mint
1 tbsp olive oil
Zest 1/2 lemon
1 tbsp white wine vinegar / apple cider vinegar
Optional: roast red peppers
Tzatziki
100g greek yogurt
1 cucumber
1 tsp mint
1 clove garlic
Zest 1/2 lemon
Salt and black pepper
To Serve
Tomatoes
Iceberg lettuce
Flatbreads
250g self raising flour
250g Greek yogurt
1 level tsp baking powder
1 tsp olive oil
Method
Flatbreads
1. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the bowl. Make a well in the centre and stir in the yogurt and the olive oil. Combine until it forms a stiff dough.
2. Place back in the bowl to rest for a few minutes. Dust your work surface and using a rolling pin roll out 4/6 flatbreads. Approx the size of a golf ball. Roll them out to be about 3mm thick and 10cm in diameter.
3. Heat a little oil on your pan, cut 2 small slits in the top and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. Allow them to puff up and char a little.
Gyros
1. To prepare the chicken - Dice the thighs in to small chunks. Peel and quarter the red onion. Sprinkle in all the herbs. Grate in 4 cloves garlic. Add a sliced red chilli. Zest in the lemon. Pour in the olive oil and white wine vinegar. Optional - place the chunks of chicken on skewers. DO a piece of chicken, piece of red onion, red pepper and repeat.
2. Leave to rest for at least 15minutes.
3. Heat up a griddle pan and over a high heat griddle or fry the chicken. Keep turning until it has a deep golden, charred effect. Allow to rest for a few minutes.
4. Slice the tomatoes into circles, drizzle with a little olive oil, season with sea salt and allows to rest at room temperature.
5. Tzatziki - peel the cucumber, grate and allow to sit in a tea towel in a sieve over a bowl Add a pinch of salt. Leave for 10minutes.
6. Spoon the yogurt in to the bowl Add 1 tsp white wine vinegar, seasoning, olive oil, mint and lemon zest. Strain all the water for the cucumber and stir in to the yogurt.
7. To serve up - place your warm flatbread in some greaseproof paper, hold in the palm of your hand, place in the chicken and pull the skewer out, lay in some fresh tomatoes, iceberg lettuce and spoon the tzatziki on top.
8. Serve with a side of chips and enjoy.
