Doner Kebab
Published Nov 25, 2025
Try this viral TikTok doner kebab recipe made in the oven. Roll the seasoned meat in parchment paper, bake until tender, then slice thin for easy weeknight dinners.
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Homemade Doner Kebab
Have you tried the viral doner kebab that’s going around TikTok? It’s a hack for making the popular Turkish street food in the oven using ground beef, onion, garlic, greek yogurt and spices. The key is mixing everything together really well, then rolling it tightly in parchment paper and baking it in the oven. It creates thin slices of beef without using a spinning spit. This method was shared by Meze Mike and I just think it’s so cool!
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
Doner Kebab
Ingredients
- 2 pounds 85% lean ground beef
- 1 large onion grated
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the ground beef, grated onion, garlic, yogurt, cumin, coriander, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper to a large bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Divide the mixture into two equal portions.
- Place one portion in the center of a sheet of parchment about 12-inch square. Dip your fingers in a small bowl of water to help prevent sticking. Press and shape the meat into a thin, even rectangle.
- Starting from the long side, fold the parchment over the meat and roll it tightly until it forms a flat, compact log. Repeat with the second portion of meat.
- Place both parchment-wrapped logs onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Let the logs cool just enough to handle. Unroll, break the meat apart into small chunks or thin slices, and return it to the baking sheet.
- Broil for 2-3 minutes, just until lightly golden with crisp edges.
- Serve in warm pita with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and tahini sauce.
Equipment
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Serving Ideas
- In a pita: Wrap it in a Lebanese-style thin pita or stuff it in a pita pocket, drizzled with tahini or garlic sauce and any veggies.
- On a salad: It goes great with Mediterranean salads like Shirazi Salad, Fattoush Salad or Cabbage Salad
- On top of rice: Try it with my Lebanese Rice, Lemon Rice or Saffron Rice
More Beef Recipes
- Suya West African beef kabobs
- Kibbeh Nayyeh
- Turkish Pasta
- Lebanese Chicken and Beef Rice
- Easy Steak Gyros
- Arayes meat stuffed pitas
- Baked Kibbeh
- Grilled Beef Kafta
Comments
Would it be possible to substitute ground turkey in this recipe (red meat allergy)?
Yes, ground turkey would totally work!
Great! Thank you so much for responding! Cannot wait to try it!!!
Dinner tonight and it’s soooo good!
Yay!! Aww, that makes me so happy to hear! Thank you!!