Takeaway Style Doner Kebab
If you love a takeaway kebab house doner, like me, then this is the perfect packed lunch recipe for you! This "fakeaway" doner kebab is so easy to make and super cheap – lamb kebabs with salad, dressing and home-made flatbreads, all for under 70p each! *From The Hungry Hungry Husband and Mortgage Free in Three*
Servings 8 kebabs
Calories 169kcal
Cost 67p per serving
Ingredients
- 500 g lamb mince I use the 20% fat variety – you can use one with less fat in for lower caloriesbut it tends to be slightly more expensive
- ½ medium-sized onion (red or white) very finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed or finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 & ½ teaspoon mixed dried herbs anything works here but I like ½ tsp each of basil, oregano & Herbes de Provence
- salt & pepper for seasoning
- salad ingredients suggestions include: finely shredded cabbage; finely shredded lettuce; thinly sliced raw onion; thinly sliced cucumber strips; thinly sliced tomatoes; thinly sliced (or whole!) chillies
- mayonnaise & chilli sauce (like sriracha) or chilli jam for the dressing
- flatbreads/pitta breads/wraps 1 for each lunch serving needed
Instructions
Prepare the doner kebab meat:
- Put the lamb mince; onion, garlic, chilli powder, mixed dried herbs and salt & pepper into a bowl and combine together very thoroughly — the mince should stop looking like strands of meat and more like a smooth paste
- Shape this into a flattish patty that's same size and shape as your slow cooker
Cook the doner meat:
- Lay the meat in the bottom of your slow cooker, put the lid on, and leave to cook for 6–8 hours on low (or 4 hours on high if you're tight on time)
- It will probably only take 6 hours, so check it then if you can and turn the slow cooker off if the meat is no longer pink inside, but 8 hours is fine if you want to leave it cooking overnight
- When done, turn off the slow cooker, take the meat out, and leave to cool before storing in the fridge in an airtight container
Prepare your salad:
- While the doner kebab meat is cooking, slice and chop your salad ingredients then transfer them to an airtight container and store in the fridge until needed
In the morning:
- Take your sharpest knife and cut very thin strips of the meat so that it resembles proper Turkish doner kebabs
- Lay the meat in your flatbread/wrap/pitta bread with plenty of ready-prepared salad and drizzle over some mayonnaise and chilli sauce (like sriracha) or chilli jam and then just wrap in foil