Nova Scotia Style Donair

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Description

If you’ve ever been to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, hopefully you had the chance to try a donair. This is the recipe used to make those donairs in some places in town. Remember to knead that meat until it’s almost a paste!

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds ground beef
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 5 teaspoons all-purpose flour (Optional)
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 5 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 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
  • 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

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a large baking pan with sides.
  2. Place beef
  3. lamb
  4. flour
  5. salt
  6. oregano
  7. dry mustard
  8. 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  9. black pepper
  10. cayenne pepper
  11. chile pepper
  12. paprika
  13. and Italian seasoning in a bowl; knead all ingredients together with your hands until mixture is like a paste
  14. about 10 minutes. Roll the meat mixture into a large loaf shape
  15. and place into the prepared pan.
  16. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center
  17. 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 meat on a drip rack until completely cool to allow juices and fat to drain. Refrigerate meat for 6 hours or overnight.
  18. Stir evaporated milk
  19. sugar
  20. and 2 teaspoons garlic powder together in a small bowl; gradually stir in vinegar just until mixture thickens.
  21. Slice donair meat into strips about 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch thick. Fry meat strips in single-sandwich batches in a skillet over medium-high heat until meat begins to crisp at the edges; remove from pan. Quickly rub 1 pita round lightly with water; fry pita in same frying pan
  22. turning once
  23. just until warm
  24. about 1 minute.
  25. Spread pita with about 1/2 tablespoons of sauce mixture
  26. top with donair meat
  27. and garnish with onion
  28. tomato
  29. and more sauce; repeat with remaining meat and pita.

Prep Time: 40 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Total Time: 9 hrs 10 mins

Servings: 15

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