Homemade Oven Doner Kebab (Gyro Meat)

Ingredients

• 2 lb ground beef or lamb
• 2 medium yellow onions
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 500F.
• Add the onion, yogurt, and spices to a food processor and blend into a paste. Add the ground meat and pulse until evenly combined.
• Place a ball of the meat mixture between two pieces of parchment paper. Use a rolling pin to spread it out very thin and uniform (cut the parchment to the width of your baking sheet).
• Remove the top layer of parchment (you can reuse it) and fold the parchment over the meat repeatedly until you have a small rectangular parcel.
• To cook right away, layer the parcels on a baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes (if the parchment starts charring, flip it).
• Remove from the oven and unroll each parcel. Drain excess liquid if you like, though a little is good.
• Cut into thin strips and brown in the oven a few more minutes.
• Serve in sandwiches, iskender kebab, gyros, or doner.

Oven hack shared by @mezemike. From bookofdishes on Instagram.