Gyros Special Gratinated with Paprika in Metaxa Sauce

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time	20 mins
Cook Time	20 mins
Total Time	40 mins
Course	Main Course
Cuisine	European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

250 g mushrooms, fresh
2 tablespoons oil
750 g pork, sliced, yros style, seasoned or homemade
3 tablespoon Metaxa, or brandy
2 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoon sour cream or crème fraîche
100 g cheese, rated
some stalks herbs, fresh ones, e.g. parsley / thyme / rosemary etc.
2 red pepper (s)

Gyros Special Gratinated with Paprika in Metaxa Sauce

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 °.
Clean, wash and chop the peppers. Clean and wash the mushrooms, halve or quarter if necessary.
Heat the oil in a wide pan and fry the peppers and mushrooms in it for about 3 minutes, then remove. Sear the meat in the fat in portions for approx. 5 - 6 minutes. Put all the meat, mushrooms and peppers back into the pan. Stir in the Metaxa and tomato paste and bring to the boil. Stir in the sour cream.
Put the gyros in a baking dish and sprinkle with the cheese. Baked golden yellow in the oven for about 10 minutes and garnished with fresh herbs.
Serve with flatbread or roasted potatoes.

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