Nova Scotia Style Donair
Course: LambCuisine: EuropeanPrep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
2
minutesAdditional Time
6
minutesTotal Time
9 hrs 10 mins
Servings
15
Ingredients
4 pounds — ground beef
1 pound — ground lamb
5 teaspoons — all-purpose flour (Optional)
5 teaspoons — dried oregano
4 teaspoons — salt
2 ½ teaspoons — dry mustard
2 ½ teaspoons — garlic powder
2 ½ teaspoons — cracked black pepper
2 ½ teaspoons — cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons — crushed dried chile pepper
1 ½ teaspoons — paprika
1 teaspoon — Italian seasoning
- Sauce
1 (12 fluid ounce) can — evaporated milk
¾ cup — white sugar
2 teaspoons — garlic powder
3 tablespoons — white vinegar, or as needed
15 — pita bread rounds
2 — tomatoes, chopped, or more to taste
1 — onion, chopped
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a large baking pan with sides.
- Combine beef, lamb, flour, oregano, salt, dry mustard, 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chile pepper, paprika, and Italian seasoning in a bowl; knead with your hands until mixture is paste-like, about 10 minutes. Roll into a large loaf shape; place into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Remove from oven; place loaf on a drip rack to allow juices and fat to drain until completely cool. Refrigerate loaf for 6 hours or overnight.
- Combine evaporated milk, sugar, and 2 teaspoons garlic powder in a small bowl; gradually stir in vinegar just until mixture thickens.
- Slice donair loaf into strips about 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch thick; fry in a skillet over medium-high heat, in single-sandwich batches, until begins to crisp at edges. Remove from skillet. Quickly rub 1 pita round lightly with water; fry pita in same skillet, turning once, just until warm, about 1 minute.
- Spread pita with about 1/2 tablespoon sauce; top with pan-fried donair meat. Garnish with tomato, onion, and more sauce; repeat with remaining donair and pita.
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