How to make the perfect Kebab | Secrets of Your Takeaway

In this brand new series, produced by Nort One for Channel 5, Alexis Conran finds out how takeaway shops keep us coming back for more - and what we can do to get more for our money. In this opening episode, Alexis sees how the pros make the perfect kebab. Tune in for full episodes on Channel 5 from 25th August, Thursdays at 7pm.
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[@BATMAN777888]

I’ve wondered how this is made for 25 years. Thanks for sharing

[@raincekman]

That Doner tower is a work of art

[@xosoms]

doners origin is shawerma, an arabic dish!

[@yusuf3005]

​@@xosomsbursa iskender döner

[@xosoms]

@@yusuf3005 iskender doner is different from shawarma, shawarma is a dish and doner is a dish

[@yusuf3005]

@@xosoms hayır hiç ilgisi yok. Türklerle Arapların o yıllarda hiç bir etkileşimi yoktu. Kabul edin dünyada Türk döneri çok popüler

[@xosoms]

@@yusuf3005 bread and meat are arabic staples....

[@spook6668]

It's just not fair having to watch this!!! I've been away from home and in the US for 17yrs, and at least twice a week I crave a Doner Kebab like this! I've lived in three cities, St Louis, San Fran, and Houston, and have never been able to find a Doner that resembles the ones I used to enjoy in London. Unfortunately, the type of Kebab you can get here, is the ultra-dry beef Greek Gyro, from "plastic" Greek restaurants. And seeing as the average American palate only normally responds to anything deep fried or coated in sugar, they have been suckered into believing some dry meat, lettuce, onion, parsley, and yogurt is an exotic Mediteratian dish! Watching this though is torture!!!

[@iLouieTube]

😂😂😂 American don't have a clue about tasty food, I'm watching this because I want to try make my own at home, hello from Cheshire UK

[@WannabeAGYEEHEE]

someone from the uk saying "American don't have a clue about tasty food" is the most oxymoronic thing ive ever heard in my life...... @@iLouieTube

[@JP-js4gx]

And they calll it "Giros" not "gheeross", smh!

[@Tee-B]

Dangg sucks to be you bro! I live A 10 minute walk from this place 😁😁

[@Smurf-04]

Most of the kebab meat in London is dog food. It’s full of fillers like soy

[@cans6933]

standart döner kıyma ile yapılmaz. döner değil bu sonuç olarak. kebap demek daha ideal olur. avrupada insanlar gerçek döneri bilmiyor.

[@chrisbishop844]

What kind of peppers are those??

[@pickledeqqpickledeqq1494]

The most common capsicum pepper served in Turkish restaurants is sivri biber,

[@michellewelborn9263]

Agababa is sliced meat. The minced meat is modern and easier version?

[@teka6948]

cheaper too

[@geehaf]

Looks SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good

[@zandvoort8616]

I’m going today!!

[@YBulut-w9g]

Yes delicious well done 👏

[@hughb40]

Wow !!!💥🙏💯

[@shamin020]

Only white pepper salt and cumin ?😅

[@RandomClips27.]

And onions

[@mohanrajpalanisamy7764]

IS IT RAW MEAT?

[@zaheeduddin743]

I know right the meat should come cooked straight from te butcher lol

[@ptrs559]

Didn’t see any cooking.

[@rickmorty4921]

I like this owner smile, good man.

[@Ohzmann]

Even if this looks good and won awards and such, real döner is not made with mince. It is a combination of lamb/beef and they are put on as layers. Think of very thin sliced shoulder meats put on top of each other with the addition of fat layers (kuyrukyağı-lamb fat) in between occasionally. It is surprising to me that this place has won "best döner" awards when it wouldn't even be a contender for best döner back in Türkiye. What a shame that you only see a glimpse of the greatness of döner. What a shame...

[@xzausted]

In Turkey, the ideal recipe is a mix of lamb and beef, layered with tail fat. In Europe it’s all about the sauces and veggies along with it, in Turkey it’s all about the meat. Best Döner in Turkey can easily rival the best Wagyu.

[@mkbijnaam8713]

Lets be real this is super British style because in Turkey doner is not made with lamb . Only some lamb fat but the meat is either beef or chicken and the chicken came in later . The first Doner /Shawarma or Gyro no matter what you call it was made from Beef in the Turkish city of Bursa . I think because Europeans always ask for lamb slowy the doner shops changed the beef to lamb

[@standad7541]

I thought so, also lamb is a pretty popular meat in arabic/muslim countries, can't that be the fact? I see Europeans eating pork much more than lamb.

[@ya00007]

lamb tastes far better than beef, chicken or goat.

[@Mustafa-ud7cy]

Nope. first doner kebab is made from lamb meat. in turkey beef is widely prefered not because is originally made from beef but because beef is way more, way way more cheaper than lamb.

[@lifeneverends7068]

You dont make döner with lamb! In Turkiye, it is always either beef or chicken!

[@geordiejones2]

3:54 is to put the Tax man off.

[@chriscollins550]

OK let me have a large on please.

[@amanintrade]

Cheap döner is made in ground-meat format 🤢

[@circle2867]

a year and a half to cut down on some meat? jeez

[@jamesmccauley2400]

I used to go to this place in the noughties - wasn't anything special, Planet kebabs over the road were better. It does look like they've improved though

[@Tee-B]

Planet kebab gang! You didnt go to school up the road from here did you?

[@jamesmccauley2400]

No but used to live nearby - always loved Planet

[@jamesdspaderf2883]

Three awards, he's doing something right! Often the best recipe uses basic, quality ingredients. Most chefs hold back on that 'secret' ingredient to protect their 'intellectual' property. I found an online recipe to make kebab at home. There's more spices in that one. It's in the refrigerator to rest, with spices mixed in. Can't wait to see how it comes out.

[@therealist2000]

Very rare that Kebab shoes make their own donner I think… this one must taste lovely

[@pickledeqqpickledeqq1494]

Got same at chadwell heath, made at the store from scratch.

[@riderrr2.47]

@@pickledeqqpickledeqq1494what shop mate

[@Tee-B]

I live local to this place. It is nice but very small portions. Has a lot more flavour and a different texture to your standard doner

[@philkasafir.]

If you're ever in Rugby in Warwickshire, check out Hillmorton fish saloon. I moved from that town 6 years ago and once you've tried it you'll see why I'd give anything to go back.

[@pgl0897]

Definitely a big chopper!

[@ty-su8zh]

A proud hardworking man

[@tr3204]

Real hustle, great to see you on TV:)

[@jcarrandson]

Thanks was wondering where I knew him from the whole video lol

[@gdotmoney96]

Missed that program 😪

[@isyt1]

@@gdotmoney96well we missed the blonde girl 😂

[@ebridgewater]

I can totally understand vegetarians 😂 Though that final, cooked product looks so tasty!

[@aalytoks9755]

Kebab is supposed to have thinly sliced meat not ground meat

[@MatthewBov]

No you can use either…

[@standad7541]

That's simply not true. There is a huge variety of kebabs and ground meat kebab may also be of high quality, while thinly sliced lamb kebab may taste like shit. It is a mechanism in preparation, not an indicator of quality.

[@brnb91]

​@@standad7541 The preparation with ground meat is one of the reasons I hate the European döner. The texture feels super fabricated, and it's an indicator that they're probably using some cheap, processed mix. But that's just how they prepare it in Europe because the locals there don't know the original döner, and it's much easier to make that way. And then they cover it with all those sauces and veggies that suppress the meat flavor anyway so it doesn't matter that much. In Turkey, it is always prepared with meat slices (usually alternating slices of lamb, beef, and lamb tail fat). You'd be amazed how much the cutting of the meat makes a difference. I'm saying this for kebabs in general, not just döner. Even for kebabs made with minced meat, the first thing people look for is whether it's hand-minced or ground with machine.

[@standad7541]

@@brnb91 Yes I fkn hate it too, especially because every kebab cornershop has the same menu and is the same ground dogshit, no variety, all have durum doner and box, all use the same kind of meat, shid drives me mad.

[@mohanrajpalanisamy7764]

WHAT IS FRESH???

[@tilerman]

Looks great but lamb shoulder doesn't cost £20 per kg, these guys buy it in in bulk so easy less than £10 per kg for them.

[@mrkhan5777]

£20 including the labour

[@WillyJunior]

Who else is watching this while eating a delicious kebab?