Home-made doner kebab
The kebab is a way of cooking meat that originated in the Middle East (the word means grill or grilled meat in different languages). The doner kebab is made up of slices of meat skewered and grilled vertically. The Turkish version is traditionally served with a yogurt and herb sauce in bread and/or with chips; the Greek version is served with salad in pitta bread. Here's how to make one yourself if your oven has both a grill and a rotisserie.
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Last modified on: May 20th 2015
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
5 tablespoons olive oil - 2
2 bayleaves - 3
2 cloves garlic - 4
1 tablespoon spices for couscous - 5
800 g beef - 6
300 g plain yoghurt - 7
parsley - 8
coriander - 9
1 tablespoon lemon juice - 10 1 garlic clove
- 11
salt - 12
pepper - Total weight: 1,237 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Once cooked, a few minutes.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min. | 2 hours | 16 min. | 2 hours 32 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare a marinade by mixing 5 tablespoons olive oil, 2 bayleaves, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon spices for couscous*, salt and pepper.
(* see below)
(* see below)
Stage 2 - 2 hours
Cut 800 g beef into small, fairly thin (about ½ cm or ¼ inch slices).
Put the sliced meat in the marinade, stir to mix well, cover with plastic film and leave in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Put the sliced meat in the marinade, stir to mix well, cover with plastic film and leave in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
After this, skewer the meat onto the rotisserie skewer from your oven, laying the slices flat against each other.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Fit the rotisserie back in the oven and cook under the grill on medium heat.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Meanwhile, prepare the yoghurt sauce by mixing 300 g plain yoghurt (Greek style), parsley, coriander , 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 garlic clove, salt and pepper.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
Check that the meat is well cooked on the outside.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Take the skewer out of the oven and slice the meat off downwards, turning the skewer as you cut. The meat will fall onto the worktop.
If you have used large pieces of meat, you will find the meat is not cooked well enough as you cut towards the middle: coat what is left on the skewer with marinade using a brush and put it back in the oven until the outside is well done again, and so on in stages. This is the principle of the doner kebab.
If you have used large pieces of meat, you will find the meat is not cooked well enough as you cut towards the middle: coat what is left on the skewer with marinade using a brush and put it back in the oven until the outside is well done again, and so on in stages. This is the principle of the doner kebab.
Stage 8
Remarks
Use whatever meat you prefer. Traditionally, lamb is the most usual (I used beef in the photos), and you can even mix different kinds of meat.
If you can't find a ready-made mix of couscous spices, you can make your own from: cumin, coriander (ground), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and turmeric. Paprika, cloves and caraway are also sometimes used.
If you can't find a ready-made mix of couscous spices, you can make your own from: cumin, coriander (ground), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and turmeric. Paprika, cloves and caraway are also sometimes used.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,871 Kcal or 12,020 Kj | 153 gr | 28 gr | 239 gr |
| 144 % | 59 % | 3 % | 36 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 232 Kcal or 971 Kj | 12 gr | 2 gr | 19 gr |
| 12 % | 5 % | <1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 478 Kcal or 2,001 Kj | 25 gr | 5 gr | 40 gr |
| 24 % | 10 % | <1 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 8.94 €
- Per person : 1.49 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Beef : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Taos hotpot, How to slow cook meat, ... All |
| Plain yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Light herb sauce, Spinach fritters, Tzatziki, Cretan-style salmon , ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgette tart with mint, Montlebon toast, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Scallops with fondue of leeks, ... All |
| Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon marinated like herring, Herb olive oil, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All |
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