Make A Doner Kebab At Home

from Tim Hayward at the Guardian
Ingredients:
1.1lbs of lamb breast
1lb can of spinach puree
1 cup of dried breadcrumbs
1 onion
1/2 tablespoon of salt
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 teaspoon of cumin
1/2 teaspoon of coriander
Preparation:
Look at this step-by-step for reference
1. Cut the meat into 2cm squares
2. Pass the meat through a mincer using the coarse plate
3. Add 1 cup of breadcrumbs 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin and coriander, 2 finely grated cloves of garlic and one coarsely grated white onion. Mix with a rubber spatula, spread on a baking sheet and place in the freezer until cold but not frozen
4. Pass the cold mix through the mincer again, this time on the finest plate then form into patties
5. Line any clean 1lb can with two layers of clingfilm then layer in the patties, squeezing them down to remove air gaps
6. Fold over the top edges of the cling film to seal, place the can in a pot of boiling water and cook in the oven at a gentle 300 degrees F until the temperature at the center is 167 degrees F. Then allow to rest for at least 15 minutes before removing from the tin
7. Scorch the surface with a blowtorch before slicing vertically. A fork thrust into the top will stabilise the whole operation
8. Serve on a warm pita with salad (mainly white cabbage), cucumber, dollops of yoghurt, tahini and chilli sauce.


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kamuran
shoulder lamb mince it…put it in frezer…take out next day…chop it while it is still cold..watch your fingers…then put it in a mixer and add some chopped onions..salt…cumin…nothing else…take out the mix when its become like paste…make small balls like pizza dough…then youll need a thick long skewer so you can put the balls on top of eachother…press each ball hard on top to down…give it shape like elephants leg…shave it with a sharp knife…while shaving make sure your left hand holds the top end of the kebab right hand holding the knife …while the knife goes down your left hand stays up..tricky there be carefull..shavings of you make balls again add on top..then put it back in afrezer again..after you ll need the burners machine not the blow torch …you will scorch it and it will have an black and burnt taste..last 20 years no spinach i have used in making döner kebabs…döner means turning in turkish…meat turns but fire sits in place so the meat cooks evenly…buona petitte..
Mar 5th, 2012
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