The Doner Kebab!

What's Doner Kebab?

Doner kebab is a type of typical meat dish, made of meat cooked on a vertical skewer. The meat is usually prepared as a mixture of lamb and beef, but in some case it can be just beef or just chicken. The marinated meat pieces are mixed with some minced meat and they're stacked on a tall vertical spit which is turning slowly next to a vertical wood or coal fire. As it gets grilled, the cooked outer part of the cone of meat is shaved in thin slices by a huge sword-like knife, and arranged on a plate with Ace or flat pide (pitta) bread. It can be served plain as is on a plate, or put on white rice, or rolled in a regular bread or lavash wrap.

What's the ingredients?

▢1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

▢1 teaspoon dried oregano

▢½ teaspoon salt

▢½ teaspoon garlic powder

▢½ teaspoon onion powder

▢½ teaspoon dried italian herb seasoning

▢¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

▢¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

▢1 ¼ pounds ground lamb

How to prepare it?

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Combine flour, oregano, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Add ground lamb and knead until thoroughly mixed together, about 3 minutes.

Shape seasoned lamb mixture and place into a loaf pan; set on top of a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven, turning halfway to ensure even browning, for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Wrap loaf in aluminum foil and let rest for about 10 minutes. Slice as thinly as possible to make doner kebab pieces.