I said, Truman, I don’t want her to know how to climb out of her crib! Then she won’t stay there when she’s supposed to be sleeping. In other news, Eric just “accidentally” signed me up for a 3 day trial at his gym. He told me that he was looking at the info on the sign up page and it just happened. HINT MUCH?? Side note that will make you feel smarter than me: a decade ago when one of my friends mentioned her “spin class” I had images in my head of her spinning around in a room full of other spinners. (Why spinning? Were they practicing spotting, like in ballet? I was too embarrassed to ask. I found out much later that spinning means cycling.) Guys. I’m the hugest dork. Have you ever had a Greek Gyro? A traditional gyro meat recipe uses ground lamb and/or beef with traditional Greek spices. (Update! I recently posted a traditional Greek Gyro recipe, with ground gyro meat. Check it out!) Today we’re using a beef roast instead of gyro meat, but using the same traditional spices. It’s a knock out combo! Going low-carb? Serve this beef with cauliflower rice. Bread lover 4 life? Warm some pita bread and stuff it. Either way you’re going to love the fresh veggie and herb toppings and the creamy, garlicky Tzatziki sauce. Heaven I say! Since Natalie’s book is all about the Paleo recipes (no bread), she made these what I call “burrito-bowl” style, where you put all the contents of a burrito (or gyro, in this case) in a bowl and skip the tortilla or pita bread. I did the same, pairing this with the Cauliflower Rice that I just posted, and my own version of Tzatziki Sauce. The combination of this beef with the Tzatziki sauce is AMAZING, so I definitely wouldn’t skip it, even if you don’t end up making the cauliflower rice. Of course you could always just buy pita bread and throw the shredded beef inside with the Tzatziki sauce and the cucumbers, red onions, and cherry tomatoes. That would be heavenly.
Ingredients for the roast and dry rub
The recipe calls for about 100 spices, which is kind of annoying if you don’t have a well-stocked spice cabinet. Do your best, but don’t worry if you’re missing a spice or two, it’s still going to taste wonderful!
Ingredients for serving with shredded gyro beef
Update! I recently made a recipe for traditional Greek Gyros with Homemade Gyro Meat. It’s so good! If you love this recipe, you will love that one too.
Serve it burrito-bowl style with Tzatziki Sauce, Cauliflower Rice (or regular rice), cherry tomatoes, sliced red onions, sliced cucumbers, and fresh herbs. Serve it as more traditional gyros, with all of the above (minus the cauliflower rice) wrapped up in a warm pita. Yummm Shovel it straight from the crockpot or pressure cooker into your open mouth. Add the gyro beef to red sauce enchiladas for a mind-blowing fusion experience. Toss it in your next quesadilla or grilled cheese sandwich (because bread + cheese + meat = yesssssss). Throw it on a pizza with white sauce, mozzarella, feta cheese, and fresh tomatoes, then sprinkle on fresh chopped dill and drizzle with Tzatziki after it comes out of the oven (I’m not drooling, you’re drooling).
Traditional Tejano Carne Guisada (Braised Beef for Tacos) < this is a huge family favorite Easy Fall-Apart Pot Roast with Carrots (Slow Cooker) « one of my top recipes from 2018! Chipotle Shredded Beef (Instant Pot) from Taste and Tell Pressure Cooker Mongolian Beef from Pressure Cooking Today Insanely Good Instant Pot Korean Beef from Primavera Kitchen
