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Halifax Donair (Halifax-style Donair Wrap)

Name: Halifax Donair (Halifax-style Donair Wrap)
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 250 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: ground beef 700 g; breadcrumbs 60 g; onion, grated 80 g; garlic, minced 10 g; dried oregano 3 g; paprika 4 g; cayenne 2 g; fine salt 5 g; black pepper 2 g; pita bread 4 pieces; tomato, chopped 100 g; onion, chopped 80 g; evaporated milk 100 ml; sugar 60 g; white vinegar 30 ml; garlic, minced 5 g

Spiced beef donair meat with sweet sauce wrapped in pita.

250 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

Halifax street stands have been turning a pita around a hot plate of spiced beef since the city's Lebanese and Lebanese-Canadian cooks settled there, and the result now competes with shawarma everywhere else. The sauce is deliberately sweet and garlicky, which surprises people expecting a sharper dressing. It is late-night food, ordered and unwrapped in the same motion.

Ingredients

ground beef700 g
breadcrumbs60 g
onion, grated80 g
garlic, minced10 g
dried oregano3 g
paprika4 g
cayenne2 g
fine salt5 g
black pepper2 g
pita bread4 pieces
tomato, chopped100 g
onion, chopped80 g
evaporated milk100 ml
sugar60 g
white vinegar30 ml
garlic, minced5 g

Directions

1
Mix beef, breadcrumbs, garlic, spices 4 minutes.
2
Refrigerate 4 hours.
3
Press into a loaf; bake at 160C for 90 minutes.
4
Slice thinly; sear 5 minutes in a hot pan.
5
Whisk evaporated milk, sugar, vinegar and garlic 3 minutes.
6
Fill pita with meat, tomato, onion and sauce.

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