🇨🇦 Canadian Cuisine

Halifax Donair

Atlantic Canadian Spiced Beef Wrap

Prep Time 1 hr 30 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 522 kcal

Shaved spiced beef on a warm pita drenched in Halifax's signature sweet garlic sauce — the East Coast late-night legend officially named Halifax's municipal food.

Ingredients

1kg ground beef
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp black pepper
Salt
6 pita breads
Diced onions and tomatoes
Sweet sauce: condensed milk, garlic powder, white vinegar

Instructions

1 Blend ground beef in a food processor until very smooth and paste-like (2-3 min).
2 Mix in breadcrumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cayenne, pepper, and salt.
3 Pack tightly into a loaf pan. Bake at 175C (350F) for 1 hour.
4 Let cool, then slice very thin. Pan-fry slices until edges crisp.
5 Make sweet sauce: whisk condensed milk, garlic powder, and vinegar until thick.
6 Load warm pita with fried beef slices, diced onions, tomatoes, and generous sweet sauce.

Did You Know?

Halifax officially declared the donair its municipal food in 2015, the first Canadian city to name a civic food.