Good Eats S8E20P2: My Big Fat Greek Sandwich

[imsljr420]

shouldn't 6:05 read " Marvin Lee Aday aka Meatloaf"

[byebyelegoguy]

is it a good idea to just put the loaf of lamb on the grill and turn it manually?

[FTBLETSAS]

Opa!.. Great Episode!! Greetings from Greece!

[YoungThug16]

I love that Greek guy's ego! hahahaha

[BlackWolfessUSCM]

Speaking of Gyros.... THE ATHENIAN ROOM in Chicago :)

[astrangeone]

Lol. Oh, the reference to the father from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding! (He's holding Windex at the end.)

[alfupgfwyhu]

i'm so hungry right now

[martinbonds]

Followed directions and $12 worth of ground lamb falling into charcoal. Not stiff enough for a spit with forks(falls apart) Saved the meat and finished it in loaf pan on grill.

[Bombalino73]

With his left hand at 9:39 he's putting down the tomatoes but what is that in his right hand?

[SwiftrunnerXXY]

@Bombalino73 Hmm? *look*  Aaaah... I see your confusion. Look carefully. The tomatoes are all staying right where they are... he's putting down a white, crumbly-looking cheese... perhaps fetta. Look close, you'll spot it.

Don't worry, fooled me too at first.

[Bombalino73]

@SwiftrunnerXXY Alright thanks!

[alderaforall]

the windex was pretty funny.

[Draukagrissah]

Why does Alton sound like he's trying to imitate Barry White?

[tf2cheats]

i wonder how one could imitate the grill in a pan. I think the point Alton made is that by turning it the meat will constantly covered in oil/fat, so it doesnt dry, and the meat gets tender.

What if i would wrap marinated lamb meat in aluminum foil and bake it in the pan, or put it in the oven, so it will sit in its own oil/fat? Mainly looking to get it really tender and soft.

[kippur]

@tf2cheats just like alton said about the indoor countertop rotisserie, you would be able to get the moist air away from the meat therefore it would be more like steaming the loaf and the exterior would not get golden brown it would be very soggy

[enoughtthatsit]

Gyros is derived from the Turkish döner kebab, which was invented in Bursa in the 19th century.Gyros was originally introduced to Greece from Thessaloniki, and specifically from the district of Toumba.

SOURCE; Kenneth F. Kiple, Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas, eds., Cambridge World History of Food, Cambridge, 2000

[themetaldude01]

poli kala very good

[xkirahatesyoux]

Windex, LOL

Is that something that's just from the movie, or do Greek people really do use use it for everything?

[JoeMamaNewAccount]

my grandma doesnt like him. She always says "Ooooh, that Alton Brown. He talks too much!" XD

[mario102395]

the greeks also invented homosexuality. bastards

[THEBiatch7]

@mario102395 I guess you're gay and rejected.pity

[mario102395]

@THEBiatch7 faggot

[poisinbunni66]

I've made this recipe a few times, but have not been able to successfully rotisserie it on my grill without the meat falling off the spit in the first five minutes. Maybe it can only be done in a grill with that infrared heater?

The Tsaziki sauce is so-so with the mint. Try it like Lucas makes at the Akropolis restaurant in Nesconset, NY: eliminate the mint and use some dill. Maybe it's a NY thing.

[vsld4]

@poisinbunni66 I've tried this recipe and the meat does not fall off the rotisserie. I'm not sure what may not have worked for you, but I made sure that when I formed the meat that it was VERY tight and that I let it sit overnight. It was pretty sturdy.

I agree that dill is a better choice for the tzatziki. (I'm in the west coast BTW.) The recipe I use is pretty easy. Yogurt (drained overnight), shredded cucumber (drained for an hour or so), garlic, olive oil, dill, lemon, and salt (to taste).

[Goldenrod636]

He doesn't like Deb very much does she?

[witchman1]

Alton is the beast.

[merambe]

that's not a traditional greek sandwich.he talk about gyros.that's not greek gyros.sorry men

[Obobbyss]

@merambe I agree , its more an American style but he doesnt metion its authentic he says it is authentic tasting. Alton Brown is Great...

[andrewt248]

LOL - "Meatloaf (the singer) was born in Texas." "My best friend is from Crete." There's some real gems in this one! Rock on, AB.

[fezan84]

LMAO, the parody he did of ronco was genius, especially the way he plated up the chicken. Ron always just slops stuff over a bunch of veggies or lettuce and calls it beautiful.

[LoweredNJuiced]

Real Gyros are pork.

[MrSoturin]

I just remembered since they mentioned crete, that a friend of mine from crete told us that at christmas they eat goat filled with tzatziki and pastitsio. :p It might be just his family though

[BlackWolfessUSCM]

I have one of those Weber hybrids. You know the ones that only use propane to light your wood chips or charcoal? And I always do my Gyros on my fireball :D

[barfman7767]

Quoted from the fake Ronco chef: "Close the door and Ignore" LOL :P

Seriously, AB mentioned the rotisseries from years past, truly sucked. I am cooking my Gyro in the Cuisinart CVR-1000 Vertical Countertop Rotisserie. Check out the reviews from Amazon. I just bought mine from Costco's for 150 bux! It is fantastic! Just like a real Gyro shop! I am gonna enjoy my Gyros for dinner tonight good luck all on yer own Gyros! :)

[Jellyf0x]

Alton always does a great job and I'm sure it's very tasty, but, this is not like the gyros you buy in Greece. The meat isn't puréed it's pieces and it's pork or lamb.

[MrSoturin]

That's true. I'm Greek and we use either pork or chicken. But since Gyro and the greek cuisine in general has many similarities with the turkish cuisine, and turkish gyro wouldn't be pork, maybe in america, that's the version that spread most.

[gcdrummer02]

@MrSoturin America is a cultural melting pot. A lot of the recipes we use are combinations of several regions. We try to take the best of each and combine them.

I don't use traditional pita when I make my gyro's. I make a sweeter pita, the recipe for which i stole from a local restaurant. Google "Olga Bread Recipe"

[abraxas573]

His comments about table top rotisseries is bullshit. i have one of those set and forget things and it works great. not sure who paid him to talk shit about them cause the one ron poopile sells is rad.

[kitten6898]

he is right though not all work,

[Pyroblazer]

His personal opinion isn't shit =/ and He tried several models that didn't work and around this time (this episode was done a looong time ago) A lot of kitchen appliances were shitty)

[attaboy83]

this guy is extremely articulate and smart

[plaidnum]

This was the most awesome cooking vid I ever saw! My friend brought me bout 30 kilos of lamb so I was looking up recipes- Im going to end up making 20 kilos of gyros over the next few weeks haha. Thanks !

[ccrosbie33]

This weekend I tried the meat and sauce exactly from this episode.

Turned out tasting perfectly like the gyros I'd buy on the streets of Germany years ago.

Well done! Can't recommend his recipe highly enough!!!! 5 Stars for A.B.!

[jimbo1490]

The best thing about AB's recipes is that they all really do work as shown on the episode. This is not true of all the food shows.

[loperspest]

There used to be a doner shop in my town that served gyros. Gods, I miss it. But now I can make my own. Thanks Alton!

[trumbachd1]

As far as making Doners. wouldn't you need to change the seasoning blend to something more Turkish?

[lucasmorter]

all the donner videos i have seen use about the same recipe but some use correander

[jKPieGuy]

What's with the windex? Just wondering...

[minifocusizer]

watch the movie my big fat greek wedding

[trumbachd1]

I thought THIS was even better than that movie.

[LTPDfilms]

its kinda making fun of the movie "my big fat greek wedding" THE GUYS always says "windex fixes everything"

[jKPieGuy]

LOL XD Thanks :D

[artofwar420]

Great episode. I want gyros now.

[ueberRegenbogen]

Mmmmmmmmmmm... gŷros!

[Maxfli82]

so hungry for a yee-ro now

[Lisanab]

I prefer coarsely shredded cucumber in tzatziki ... chunks don't make a good a dip/spread. P.S. I LOVE his knife ... I MUST get one like that!!

[astrangeone]

Lmao! The windex referance from the actual movie!

[samthegreat11111]

ikr that was kinda funny

[gcdrummer02]

sounds like he has a cold in this one.

[RHMETAL]

The reason they needed more plates, is so they could have less plates.

[carissa711]

i didn't know that they use greek yogurt for sause i thought they use mayonanise

[TriGGz1211]

Just close the door and ignoree!

[JonnyBoy723]

this makes me huuuungry!!!

[areyoureally123]

Could someone explain the Windex thing? Thanks!

[LEONOFNYC]

It's a joke from the movie "My big fat greek wedding". The father believes you can fix anything by spraying windex on it.

[areyoureally123]

Thanks Leon!

[deeprose4]

What if you don't have a rotissere???? ARGH!!! I am just going to cook the stupid meat in the oven!!!

[rg1599]

where do you get the meat for this?

[deeprose4]

RG1599, it's just ground lamb, or minced lamb, or whatever they call it in your neck of the world

[superluigi22]

Gyros couldn't have been made before 1492 because tomatoes are a New World crop. Take THAT weird greek guy!

[Drukstylz]

Maybe tomatoes are not a traditional ingredient in gyros.

[Isolder74]

Tomatoes are not a traditional ingredient in a Gyro.

[kwaniesiam]

That doesn't mean they aren't good eats ;)

[THEBiatch7]

@Drukstylz it is.(I am greek)

[faethonxes]

@Drukstylz they totally are!

tomatoes, onion,potatos,mustard,ketchup and tzatziki are the traditional ingredients! put them all together and thats the hell sandwich!delicious

[Teddywolf]

the voice sync is off on lot of these and other videos on yuotube *smacks youtube*

[csmars]

lol WINDEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LifeisnotFairooBad]

rofl I didn't get that at first.

[harkejuice]

*munch munch* delicious!!

[vegafem]

Did anyone else catch the windex reference at the end?

[AviramG]

"what do we need more plates for? munch munch"

[BigStupidFingers]

I love when AB gets all Macgyver.

[Lollypopluvy]

I LOVE YOU LikeTheHat!!!

[LikeTheHat]

I love you too

[LifeisnotFairooBad]

I love him more! Thanks for uploading LiketheHat! I don't have cable lol..

[ctarider665]

thats a very little gyro sandwitch man make it like a man A.B!!!