Slow cooker Donair Meat

We love donair meat, what I don't love is how full of preservatives and MSG the store bought stuff is. I really like to make two loaves in my slow cooker and freeze one for later.  Donair meat is pretty versatile, some of our favourite ways to eat it include: 

-In pitas with lettuce , cucumber, tomatoes, quick pickled onions and dill sauce.

- In a salad

- On pizza with a white sauce

I've tried many recipes of Donair meat and none were quite right. I started doing the dash of this, dash of that method and came up with a version I was happy with. Today I measured it to share with everyone. 

Method: 

Whisk spices together in bowl

Knead spices into meat

Meat before kneading

Form meat into a ball, 

Using a big bowl (metal preferably) raise meat to shoulder height and smack into the bowl, it should flatten into a pancake shape. 

Repeat 40 times, before forming into a loaf check meat fibre make sure they look like little strands. (See picture) 

In this picture the meat fibers are just starting to look like strands, I slaped/kneaded 20 more times to finish it.

It should be consistent throughout, if not knead some more. 

Form into loaf

Place into greased medium crockpot in high for at least 4 hours, depending on your crockpot it could take longer or shorter. 

I prefer to let chill before slicing but at the very least let it rest  for 15 minutes before slicing. 

This was only rested 15 minutes. 

Full recipe:

Slow cooker Donair Meat

Makes 4 servings 

1/2 tsp salt 

2 tsp oregano leaves

1/2 tsp ground black pepper 

2 tsp Italian seasoning 

1 tsp garlic powder 

2 tbsp onion flakes

1/2 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp paprika

1 tbsp parsley

1 tbsp cornstarch

1/4 tsp mustard powder

1 lb ground beef

Whisk spices together in bowl

Knead spices into meat

Form meat into a ball, 

Using a big bowl (metal preferably) raise meat to shoulder height and smack into the bowl, it should flatten into a pancake shape. 

Repeat 40 times, 

Before forming into a loaf check meat fibers to make sure they look like little strands. (See picture) It should be consistent throughout, if not knead some more. 

Form into loaf

Place into greased medium crockpot in high for at least 4 hours, depending on your crockpot it could take longer.

I prefer to let chill before slicing but at the very least let it rest  for 15 minutes before slicing.