Omar Khalil · Doner Kebab

Stacked Lamb Doner Kebab Roasted in a Loaf Tin

15 ingredients

12 steps

What you need

  • 1 kg (2 1/4 lb) boneless lamb leg, with some fat
  • 1 large onion
  • 150 g (2/3 cup) plain yogurt, full-fat
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for the tin
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 6 flatbreads, pide, lavash or pitta
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Method

Restated from the original video

  1. 1

    Cut the lamb across the grain into slices 3-5 mm (1/8-1/4 in) thick. Put them between sheets of baking paper and pound them thinner with a rolling pin.

  2. 2

    Grate the onion into a sieve set over a large bowl and press out the juice. Discard the pulp.

  3. 3

    Whisk the yogurt, milk, olive oil, paprika, cumin, oregano, pepper and salt into the onion juice.

  4. 4

    Add the lamb and work the marinade into every slice. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.

  5. 5

    Heat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F) and oil a 1 kg (2 lb) loaf tin.

  6. 6

    Layer the slices flat in the tin, pressing each layer down hard so the stack sets into a dense block.

  7. 7

    Cover with foil and roast for 45 min.

  8. 8

    Uncover and roast until the top is browned and the centre reaches 71 °C (160 °F), 20-25 min more.

  9. 9

    Rest the block in the tin for 15 min, then lift it out and shave it into thin strips with a sharp knife.

  10. 10

    Melt the butter in a large frying pan over high heat. Fry the strips in batches, without crowding, until the edges crisp, 1-2 min.

  11. 11

    Warm the flatbreads in the oven or a dry pan for 1-2 min.

  12. 12

    Pile the meat onto the flatbreads with the tomatoes, red onion and parsley, roll up and serve.

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About doner kebab

A cone of stacked meat, usually lamb, turns slowly on a vertical spit and roasts until the outer edge crisps, then gets shaved off in thin ribbons.

What cooks argue about

The real dispute is whole cuts stacked by hand versus ground meat pressed into a uniform cone, trading distinct seasoned layers for a denser, uniform slice.

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