Hello Food Tubers, this is Akis and welcome to the seaside of Marathon.
Traditional Greek Souvlaki is what is cooking in my kitchen today.
I'm going to show you how to make tender pieces of pork meat grilled on a wooden skewer to perfection.
Serve wrapped in a crispy pitta bread along with juicy tomatoes, onions and tasty, spicy Greek Tzatziki Sauce.
This is a definite crowd pleaser
It smells delicious and it's a full meal, you get your protein from the pork, the carbs from the pitta bread
and the vitamins and fibre from the vegetables.
So serve it up as a main dish and you will have the best Greek Souvlaki about that will serve 4 people.
So are you in the mood to make delicious, tender, lovely Souvlaki? Let's get started then!
In a container, I am going to add 5 tablespoons of white wine.
Two sprigs of rosemary.
Some sprigs of thyme.
and this is the best marinade for your wooden skewers.
Soak them in this for one to two hours and they will release a wonderful aroma when grilling
and also they won't burn.
Now for the meat, I have two pork tender loins that are 800g in total
You will notice the white membrane covering the top part of your pork loin.
I'm going to use my sharp knife to remove it because no matter how long you cook it,
it will always be tough.
Now I can cut my meat in to equal sized pieces.
about 2-3cm thick, careful guys don't cut your fingers.
Put them in a large bowl and set them aside.
Peel one medium onion,
Quarter it and separate the onion layers
and in to the bowl.
and now it's time for the marinade.
This is my Greek and secret marinade and vinegar is the key ingredient.
It will not only help tenderise the meat but it will also give Souvlaki it's characteristic flavour.
Olive oil, 5 tablespoons, white wine vinegar, 5 tablespoons.
2 cloves of garlic
3 sprigs of rosemary
some sprigs of thyme
use only the leaves for both, on the top.
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper
and that's it!
You will notice that the corner of the meat changed in to white, this is because of the vinegar.
Don't think you have done something wrong,
everything is fine!
Guys, at this point set aside for at least 20 minutes,
let the marinade work on the meat.
Now I will use my hands and get all dirty.
I will bring my skewers here,
lets put the pieces of meat on to the skewers.
A piece of meat, then a piece of onion.
Another piece of meat.
You can also add tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, pineapples. Whatever vegetables you like.
Ready to grill!
Leave them until they are cooked through and caramalised, about 5 minutes or so.
I will throw the marinade on the top.
And I'm going to bring back pitta bread!
Throw your pitta bread over the Souvlaki on the grill and toast them,
and let them soak up all the lovely smoking, grilled flavours.
The meat and the pitta bread are ready.
The meat is cooked perfectly, caramalised, it's tender and juicy.
I have sliced two tomatoes, I have Tztaziki Sauce here.
So are you ready to make an authentic Greek Souvlaki, I hope so because I am.
I will show you the exact way the Greek Souvlaki should be.
So, hand, greaseproof paper, pitta bread
Souvlaki.
tomato
Tzatziki
some herbs
and Greek Olive Oil.
You wrap it very carefully.
and the first one is ready.
... and the last one!
My Souvlaki is the best Souvlaki you could ever try because I am using my secret
marinade, well it is not a secret anymore but your comments when you try this Souvlaki
will be the best Souvlaki I ever tried!
Pitta bread, moist meat, delicious combination of taste
from the tomato to the tzatziki sauce makes a mouth-watering result.
That's all for today guys, thanks a lot. I hope you had fun with me.
I will be back, this is a threat! This is Souvlaki time for me now, see you next time, bye bye!
If you want to make you own homemade tzatziki sauce, click on the link below.
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