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PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF UNCLE GUSSY’S NEW YORK

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Ingredients

(toserve6)

675gbonelessporkloin

or tenderloin,

cutinto1cmcubes

120 mlredtablewine

115 gredonion,

finelychopped

2 tbsoregano

Saltandblackpepper

50mloliveoil

50mllemonjuice

225gtzatziki

6 pittabreads

1 largetomato,

chopped

Method

1 Preparethe

marinadebymixing

togetherthewine,

halftheonion,

1 tbsoregano,and

a pinchof saltand

pepperin a bowl.

2 Addthepork,stirto

coat,coverand

refrigerateovernight.

3 Whenreadyto cook,

lighta barbecueor

preheata grill.

4 Combinetheoliveoil,

lemonjuiceand1 tbs

oregano.Seasonwith

saltandpepper.

5 Threadtheporkonto

sixskewersandbrush

withthemarinade.

6 Cookovertheflames

or underthegrillfor

8–12minutes,turning as

it cooks.

7 Dipthemeatinto

theoilmix.

8 Spreadtzatzikion

eachpitta,addcooked

pork,tomatochunks

and the rest of the onion.

BrothersNickoand FrankyKaragiorgoswere borninto the

businessof streetfood.For as long as theycan remember,their

uncleswere pushingcartsand sellinghot dogs,sausagesor

souvlakineartheirchildhoodhomein Astoria,Queens,and

theylovedto help.Afterdabblingin corporatework, they

jumpedat an opportunityto takeover a plumPark Avenue

locationfrom theirUncleGus in 2009.They builta bigger,

walk-incart,thenupgradedto a truck.Today,theyhave two

UncleGussy’strucksand a restaurant,as well as online

ordering.They haven’tsacrificedthe qualityand attentionto

detail– fresh,naturalmeatsand vegetables,preparedby hand

• thatkeep queueslong and customersraving.Nicko’spersonal
  favourite dish is this Greek classic: pork souvlaki.

FROMFOOD TRUCK TO KITCHEN

Howto make

pork souvlaki

Follow them at @unclegussys @UncleGussys

Uncle Gussy’s,

New York City, USA

Pork souvlaki