Doner Kebab (Beef & Pork) BUDGET VERSION
Served with Mixed Salad Cool Garlic Mayonnaise, & Salt & Pepper Fries,
So I decided i wanted to experiment with one of my favourite meals Doner Kebabs with 50% Beef mince at 50% Pork, and smoked Bacon, it's important you buy fatty mince and not lean mince, I couldn't get any and it shows, also smoked bacon to blend with the onion,
Now it's definitely a cheaper option than buying Lamb as it's ridiculous expensive right now, the flavour and the smell were
unbelievable, BUT for me the texture wasn't the same it was a little crumbly compared to the lamb, and a lot dryer, but mixed with salad and garlic Mayonnaise it's a viable option,
So here goes it's basically a Giant meat loaf on a skewers, you don't need a rotisserie it will cook perfectly fine in the oven wrapped in foil at 180ºC for 1 hour 20mins then unwrapped for another 20 mins at 200°C to crisp the outside,
The total cost for all the ingredients included the meat Pitta breads salad and Chips comes to just under £15 and it fed 8 people, so it's and absolutely bargain for a family on a budget,
Please give it a go it's absolutely delicious 😍
Recipe and method below 👇
750g beef mince (ground meat) , preferably 15% fat
500g pork
400g streaky bacon
1x onion
4 x clove garlic
1 x tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil (for frying)
1 x tsp dried oregano
2 x tsp ground cumin
2 x tsp ground coriander
½ tsp cinnamon
3 x tsp salt
1 x tsp black pepper
DONER KEBABS:
8 x flatbreads or Pittas
1 x iceberg lettuce , finely shredded
6 tomatoes , halved and sliced
1x red onions , finely sliced
More Sauce options: chilli sauce/Sriracha (I use this), BBQ, sweet chilli, tomato sauce/ketchup, grated cheese,
MARINATE MEAT:
Mix beef & Pork with all the Spices - mix well using your hands, Cover and refrigerate 2 hours minimum, or up to 24 hours.
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 180°C/ 325°F (150°C fan).
Line baking pan with foil.
Check to ensure skewers are long enough to prop on the sides of the pan.
BLENDTHE MEAT
Place onion, bacon and garlic in a 8 cup/2L+ food processor. Blitz until it becomes a paste scraping down sides as you go.
Add meat and blitz on low until it becomes a paste, scraping down sides, blend everything twice,
SHAPE DONER KEBAB MEAT
Turn meat out onto work surface. Wet hands with water, then shape into an even block,
Wrap in tin foil and seal the edges,
Place meat on the end of the foil, then roll it up, tightly wrapping it in the foil.
Twist the ends firmly to form a log 25cm/10" long, then snip off excess foil. Roll into even log.
Thread skewers through the kebab,
Place log elevated in pan by propping skewers on the edge of the pan,
COOKING: Cook for 1 1/2 hours, turning 4 times in total, until the log reaches 70°C/160°F (up to 80°C/175°F is fine).
The kebab is cooked at this point. remove foil from kebab but leave skewers in place.
Increase oven heat to 250°C/480°F, or as high as your oven can go if it can't reach this.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, rotating once, until browned all over. Brush with olive oil,
Give it a go let me know what you think, I do prefer using Lamb personally it's does have a better texture, but this is absolutely fine if you are on a budget,
Happy Cooking Folk's
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