Halifax Donair
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Halifax Donair

Servings

6 donairs

Prep time

1

hour 

30

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes
Total time

1

hour 

45

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 pound extra lean ground beef

  • 2 teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (ground)

  • 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs (Can up this to 3/4)

  • 2 teaspoon Paprika

  • 2 teaspoon Garlic powder

  • 2 teaspoon Onion powder

  • 1 teaspoon Salt

  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk

  • 2/3 cup white sugar

  • 1/4 cup white vinegar

  • 1 package pita bread

  • 1 onion

  • 1 Tomato

  • 1 pinch Dried, flaked basil

Directions

  • Meat:
  • Mix meat, spices, and breadcrumbs thoroughly. Place in loaf pan and knead down so as to remove all air pockets. Bake in oven at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Sauce:
  • Mix milk and sugar well, add basil and vinegar then mix again. Chill in refrigerator. Add a little vinegar to thicken sauce if desired.
  • Bread:
  • Quickly run both sides of pita bread under cold water then place in pre-heated skillet with small amount of vegetable oil. Flip bread to heat both sides, don’t let it sit too long as it will stick.
  • Once bread is warmed add thinly sliced strips of meat and pour sauce over top. Add diced tomatoes and onions and serve.

Notes

  • These little gems hail from Halifax originally, as apparently us east coasters aren’t into garlic (no one told me this, btw).
  • If you want to have a somewhat more “authentic” beef gyro experience, try our Lebanese Garlic Sauce instead.