Pot Roast Gyros.
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 8 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sweet/smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- 4 pound chuck roast
- 1 (12 ounce) beer (or use chicken broth)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 6 fresh pitas or naan, warmed
- pickled red onion, lettuce, and herbs for serving
- Tzatziki, for serving
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Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 325° F.
- 2. Arrange the onions, shallots, and garlic, in the bottom of a large, oven-safe Dutch oven.
- 3. In a bowl, mix the paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme, cayenne, and season with 2 teaspoons of salt. Place the roast on the onions, then rub all over with the spice mix. Pour over the beer and lemon juice. Add 1/3 cup water. Cover and roast for 3 to 4 hours or until very tender.
- 4. Crank the heat on the oven up to 425° F. Uncover and cook for 10 minutes, until deeply caramelized on top. Remove the meat from the pot and shred it using two forks.
- 5. Simmer the remaining sauce left in the pot with the butter, until just barely reduced. Toss the beef with the sauce.
- 6. Stuff the beef and onions into warmed pitas with tzatziki. Then add lettuce, red onions, and herbs. Drizzle over more tzatziki. YUM! Enjoy!
- 1. Arrange the onions, shallots, and garlic, in the bowl of the crockpot.
- 2. In a bowl, mix the paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme, and cayenne, and season with 2 teaspoons of salt. Place the roast on the onions and rub all over with the spice mix. Pour over the beer and lemon juice. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours.
- 3. Remove the meat from the pot and shred it using two forks.
- 4. Crank the heat on the crockpot to HIGH and cook the remaining sauce with the butter until just barely reduced. Toss the beef with the sauce.
- 5. Stuff the beef and onions into warmed pitas with tzatziki. Then add lettuce, red onions, and herbs. Drizzle over more tzatziki. YUM! Enjoy!
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