- May 29, 2020
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We were having "Leftover Night" tonight (we're a waste not, want not kinda family) and one of our contenders was some of the brisket I smoked recently.
I was thinking of thin slices with BBQ sauce and homemade cole slaw my wife made yesterday, served on some homemade hamburger buns I baked a couple days ago. But then my son (the creative one in the family) said "Dad, how about using the brisket to make some gyros? We have the flat bread!" His suggestion was based on the fact that he had baked some flat bread earlier that day (he loves to cook and bake, and decided today was flat bread day). Quick inventory and we confirm we have some plain greek yogurt, fresh dill growing in the back yard, cucumbers, lettuce, onion, tomato... "Hmmm," says I..."do you think the smokiness of the brisket will seem strange w/the other flavors?" We discuss and decide it will be fine, and got into it, starting w/cutting some nice thin slices from the brisket and lightly pan frying them in some olive oil.
Just a little while later we sat down to what turned out to be a fantastic meal. Of course homemade flat bread and tzatziki sauce (with fresh backyard dill) will always be great, but the brisket surprised us in how well it melded with and added to the tastes, and just made it a great sandwich. Collective YUM! We ate it so fast I could only grab one quick pic as my wife was about to finish off her seconds. Getting her to pause for the photo was barely accomplished. :)
So think about this the next time you're looking for a creative way to apply your brisket, a visit to the Greek ilses may be just what you're looking for. Call it a "B-gyros." :)
I was thinking of thin slices with BBQ sauce and homemade cole slaw my wife made yesterday, served on some homemade hamburger buns I baked a couple days ago. But then my son (the creative one in the family) said "Dad, how about using the brisket to make some gyros? We have the flat bread!" His suggestion was based on the fact that he had baked some flat bread earlier that day (he loves to cook and bake, and decided today was flat bread day). Quick inventory and we confirm we have some plain greek yogurt, fresh dill growing in the back yard, cucumbers, lettuce, onion, tomato... "Hmmm," says I..."do you think the smokiness of the brisket will seem strange w/the other flavors?" We discuss and decide it will be fine, and got into it, starting w/cutting some nice thin slices from the brisket and lightly pan frying them in some olive oil.
Just a little while later we sat down to what turned out to be a fantastic meal. Of course homemade flat bread and tzatziki sauce (with fresh backyard dill) will always be great, but the brisket surprised us in how well it melded with and added to the tastes, and just made it a great sandwich. Collective YUM! We ate it so fast I could only grab one quick pic as my wife was about to finish off her seconds. Getting her to pause for the photo was barely accomplished. :)
So think about this the next time you're looking for a creative way to apply your brisket, a visit to the Greek ilses may be just what you're looking for. Call it a "B-gyros." :)
