Halifax Donair and Donair Pizza

This spiced ground meat sandwich may look like a gyro but the spices are a little different and it's made with beef not lamb. The thing that really makes it distinctive is the sweet donair sauce. I don't think there is anything like it! This meal is best prepared the day before. And don't forget to scroll down to the end of this recipe for a donair pizza tester.

Ingredients:

1 lb beef 

1 1/2 tsps coriander

1 tbsp onion powder

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp oregano

1 1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsps pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne powder 

 

Donair sauce:

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup white vinegar

1 tsp garlic powder (or more to taste)

1/8 tsp salt

 

pita bread

chopped tomato and onion

 

Yes, that sauce ingredient IS sweetened condensed milk! I was skeptical at first, but it does make a unique and interesting sauce for the donair. Mix the sauce ingredients together and store in the fridge until ready to use, preferably overnight.

For the donair itself, add all the ingredients to a mixer bowl and mix on medium speed for 5 minutes or until it's smooth and somewhat gummy.

Line a loaf pan with parchment. As you can see this is a half loaf recipe. It can of course be doubled. Pack the meat in so that there are no air pockets.

Bake in a 350°F oven for 90 minutes. Cool then refrigerate overnight.

Once chilled the meat can easily be sliced thin then given a quick fry in a pan with vegetable oil or bacon fat before assembling the donair. Steam or microwave pitas to warm then add the meat slices, tomato and onion. Give them a good drizzle of donair sauce (or spread sauce on the pita first) them wrap 'em up!

Serves 4

This donair recipe was adapted from theeastcoastkitchen.com

And since there was a considerable amount of sauce left I thought I'd try it on pizza. (I just tried it on one small section, but now that I've had it I could've done a whole pizza!) Spread some donair sauce on the pizza dough. Add some oregano and garlic powder, onion slices, strips of donair and mozzarella. Bake your pizza as usual. I do 510°F for 10 minutes.

And those Air Fryer Potato Wedges were great too! Here's the recipe link:

https://www.hotandcoldrunningmom.ca/2024/03/air-fryer-potato-wedges.html 

 

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