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Homemade Doner Kebab
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Homemade Doner Kebab with homemade tahini sauce

Juicy homemade doner kebab with lamb, beef and aromatic spices

⏱ 1 hr 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Mix the ground meat with the lamb, onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, paprika, chili, turmeric, cinnamon, olive oil, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
  2. 2
    Chill the mixture 60 minutes.
    Refrigerator

To assemble

  1. 3
    Shape the meat into a long log on a metal skewer and press firmly.
    Skewers
  2. 4
    Grill over coals, turning every few minutes, for about 30–40 minutes, until cooked through.
    Charcoal grill
  3. 5
    Cut the meat into thin slices with a sharp knife.
    KnifeCutting board
  4. 6
    Mix the tahini and lemon juice and season with salt.
  5. 7
    Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
    💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
  6. 8
    Place on a warm pita with the tahini, the tomatoes and onion.
1105calories
55 gprotein
53 gcarbs
73 gfat
● protein 20%● carbs 19%● fat 61%

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🔧 Tools needed (5)

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)
  • Charcoal grill · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Gas grill (No smoky flavor) · Grill pan (Indoors, no smoke) · Broiler (Broiler)

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