Donairs

Donairs

Makes 3 lbs of meat and enough sauce for that much

3 to 3.5 pounds lean ground beef
2 tsp flour (all-purpose or whole wheat)
2 tsp dried oregano
1.5 tsp cayenne pepper
4 tsp paprika (not smoked)
2 tsp onion powder
4 tsp garlic powder
1.5 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt

Sauce

1 can (300ml) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1/3 cup white vinegar
1 tsp garlic powder

To make the meat, mix all ingredients together in a food processor.  Process until it comes together into a ball, and then a bit more.  You might have to do this in two batches, depending on the size of your processor.  You can do this by hand too, and is great if you are stressed out… grind and grind and grind the meat, throwing it down on the counter… basically beating the crap out of it.  Form into a log shape and put on a cooling rack on a foil-covered baking pan.  Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours.  Allow to cool completely, and preferably refrigerate before slicing.

For the sauce, mix the three ingredients together, don’t worry, it will come together.  Once it does, it will never separate… another benefit of this recipe.  It is also very thick and will thicken up even more once refrigerated.