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Homemade German Doner Kebab

Homemade German Doner Kebab

German Doner Kebab is cooked on a vertical rotisserie with thinly sliced meat shaved off and added to a pide bread with veggies.
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European, German, Turkish
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For Doner Kebab

  • 1/2 lb Ground beef
  • 1/2 lb Ground lamb
  • 1 tbsp Plain greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup Red Cabbage
  • 1/2 cup Green Cabbage
  • 1/2 tbsp Cumin
  • 1/2 tbsp Paprika
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 4 Quartered Pide Bread

For the Red Sauce

  • 1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 2 tbsp Red Pepper Paste
  • 1 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

For the White Sauce

  • 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1/3 cup Mayonaise
  • 1/2 cup Cucumbers
  • 1/8 cup Parsley
  • 1/2 tbsp Garlic minced or crushed
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

For the Salad

  • 1/3 cup Chopped Parsley
  • 1 Small Tomato
  • 1 Small Cucumber
  • 1 tbsp Sumac
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Mix ground beef, ground lamb, 1 tablespoon of greek yogurt, red pepper, cumin, paprika and salt and pepper together in a bowl. Make sure it is fully mixed
  • Form the meat into a sphere shape and place it on parchment paper. Roll it into a sphere and twist the ends of the parchment paper so it resembles a candy wrapper. Freeze for at least 2 hours.
  • For the red sauce, combine all ingredients (greek yogurt, red pepper paste, salt and pepper, ground ginger, and vinegar) in a bowl and mix.
  • For the white sauce, combine all ingredient (greek yogurt, mayonnaise, cucumbers, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper) in a bowl and mix
  • For the salad, combine all ingredients (parsley, tomato, cucumber, sumac, olive oil and salt and pepper) in a bowl and mix
  • Once the meat is fully frozen remove from the freezer and with a knife, slice thin strips of meat.
  • In a skillet with 2 tablespoons of hot oil, fry the meat until crispy.
  • Assemble the sandwich. Cut the sandwich in half. On one side of the bread, add the red sauce and on the other side of the bread add the white sauce. Add the meat on the sandwich along with some red and green cabbage. Then add the salad. Fold the sandwich together.

Notes

Note 1: You can find ground lamb at your local butcher or sometimes Arabic grocers have this mean stocked. 
Keyword Doner Kebab, European Food, German Doner Kebab, German Food, Turkish Food