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
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- 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
Grate the onion into a sieve set over a large bowl and press out the juice. Discard the pulp.
- 3
Whisk the yogurt, milk, olive oil, paprika, cumin, oregano, pepper and salt into the onion juice.
- 4
Add the lamb and work the marinade into every slice. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- 5
Heat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F) and oil a 1 kg (2 lb) loaf tin.
- 6
Layer the slices flat in the tin, pressing each layer down hard so the stack sets into a dense block.
- 7
Cover with foil and roast for 45 min.
- 8
Uncover and roast until the top is browned and the centre reaches 71 °C (160 °F), 20-25 min more.
- 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
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
Warm the flatbreads in the oven or a dry pan for 1-2 min.
- 12
Pile the meat onto the flatbreads with the tomatoes, red onion and parsley, roll up and serve.
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.
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