Greek-American Lamb Gyros

Ingredients

  • For the meat:
  • 1 pound ground lamb (or ground 85% lean ground beef—see note)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt (or 1 teaspoon table salt)
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons picked fresh oregano leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
  • 1/2 onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 clove garlic, sliced
  • 3 ounces slab bacon (or about 5 slices sliced bacon), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • For the yogurt sauce:
  • 3/4 cup plain, unsweetened yogurt
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic, minced on microplane
  • 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or mint
  • To serve:
  • 4 pieces soft, hand-pulled-style pita (not pocket pita)
  • Chopped fresh tomato
  • Finely sliced onion
  • Cubed peeled seeded cucumber
  • Hot sauce

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