Jul 05 2008
Homemade Pork Dürum Döner / Yufka with Tzatziki – recipes
I know I know…this recipe should be beef or lamb based, but I took a semi Greek twist to it and made it using pork.
Anyways, this was a delicious and quick meal and we were all happy with the results!
Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients:
500 grams Plain Yogurt*
1/4 Cup diced Cucumber
1/4 teaspoon extra finely ground Garlic Powder
about 1/2 teaspoon Salt
about 1/4 teaspoon granular Citric Acid**
1 teaspoon dry Oregano
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch*
1 Tablespoon Agar Agar*
*If you get a nice thick Greek yogurt you will not need to thicken it with cornstarch or agar agar..they make the consistency feel a bit off
**You may substitute with juice of 1 lemon, but it will be more runny
Directions:
Combine in a bowl and refrigerate to about 1 hour before serving for best flavor.
Makes 6 servings.
Grilled/Broiled Pork
Ingredients:
500 grams Pork Shoulder, cubed
250 grams, thick cut Bacon, cubed
1 Tablespoon Vegeta
4 Tablespoons Paprika (sweet – not spicy)
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
extra large Flour Tortillas (or Yufka bread)
Lettuce
Tomato
Directions:
Preheat your grill or broiler.
Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix so that all the meat it evenly coated.
Place the meat on kebab sticks and grill/broil for 7 minutes on one side, and 5 minutes on the other side. In the last 4 minutes of grilling place the tortillas over indirect heat to warm up and becomes nice and soft. In the last 4 minutes of broiling, place the tortillas in the lower part of the oven where they are not directly exposed to the top heat until they become warm and soft. Remove meat and tortillas from grill/oven.
Layer on Tortilla, Lettuce, Meat, Tomato, and Tzatziki. Wrap and eat!
In Germany (in Bavaria at least) they also usually ad a sort of cabbage salad – it’s quite yummy!
Makes 6 servings.
Curious as to why you would suggest thickening yogurt with additives, when it can be done by straining it with cheesecloth for a couple of hours?.
I thickened it b/c I had forgotten to strain it and was in a pinch for time… It just wasn’t the same