Greek-Inspired Pork Belly Bun

Greek-Inspired Pork Belly Bun

After the mouthwatering success of the Korean-inspired pork belly bun (Korean-inspired pork belly bun), I decided to try and find yet another way to take the basic pork belly bun and twist it to incorporate the flavors of another country. And after revising the mouthwatering memories of the Gyro recipe request (recipe wanted: greek chicken gyro), I decided to give it a go!

To me, there are a number of things that make a gyro/souvlaki sandwich delicious:

• Moist, tender meat
• Refreshing tzatziki sauce
• French fries

There have been too many instances to count where one of the above went missing...and made for a sad gyro/souvlaki sandwich. Especially the french fries. Though it really doesn't seem necessary, the inclusion of those few hearty french fries gives the sandwich another layer of texture and dimension. Can't do without it. Also can't skip the red onion, though I suppose if you really don't like onions, you can leave it out...

So now that I had the meat (went with the korean-inspired braised pork belly) and the buns ready, all I needed to do was create the sauce and obtain some french fries. For french fries, I went with any old frozen shoestring fries that I found in the frozen foods section, but freshly fried, heartier fries are ideal.

For tzatziki sauce, I used a combination of recipes found online (the end result probably could have been better, but the other elements of the bun were so good that it was hard to notice any flaws in the sauce). Once the sauce was ready, I spread a (generous) layer on one face of the bun, added a few slices of pork belly, followed by sliced tomatoes, lettuce, red onion, and a few french fries. The result?

Delicious.

Tzatziki sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup traditional Greek yogurt, plain
• 1-2 minced garlic cloves (depending on taste preference)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup grated cucumber
• salt and pepper, to teast

Scoop the yogurt onto a cheesecloth and let sit overnight in the refrigerator.

Grate the cucumbers and drain the liquid. Mix the dry grated cucumber into the yogurt. Stir in the garlic cloves and the lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and serve.

NOTE: My batch of tzatziki sauce was rather sour (I didn't actually measure out the lemon and just took 1/4 of a lemon and squeezed the juice in) so be wary of how much lemon juice you actually add in and adjust accordingly.