# Lamb Shawarma Tacos

Crispy lamb shawarma tacos combine Middle Eastern and Mexican flavors.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 piece leg of lamb
- full fat yogurt
- fresh squeezed lemon juice
- olive oil
- beef shawarma spice
- heartburn paste
- salt
- onion
- bay leaf
- chipotles in adobo
- stock
- pomegranate molasses
- corn tortillas
- oil
- cheese
- shatta
- lamb broth
- onion
- cilantro
- sumac
- lime

## Instructions

1. Score the leg of lamb to help the marinade penetrate
2. Mix full fat yogurt, fresh squeezed lemon juice, olive oil, beef shawarma spice, and heartburn paste
3. Generously salt the leg of lamb.
4. Massage in the marinade.
5. Marinate until you lose patience, but ideally up to 2 days.
6. Place lamb in pressure cooker, then throw in lots of onion, bay leaf and chipotles in adobo.
7. Cover 3/4 of the way with stock.
8. Pressure cook on high for an hour and 30 minutes.
9. Shred the meat when it's done.
10. Keep it hydrated with broth.
11. Add a drizzle of pomegranate molasses.
12. Reseason with spices.
13. Soften corn tortillas with a little oil.
14. Flip the tortillas and add cheese
15. Add pulled lamb shawarma to each one.
16. Fold and toast.
17. Mix shatta with lamb broth
18. Paint on shatta and lamb broth mixture
19. Add onion, cilantro, sumac, and lime.
20. Optionally, add a little more pomegranate molasses.

## Equipment

- knife
- glass bowl
- wooden spoon
- pressure cooker
- pan
- tongs
- spatula

## Tips

- Score the leg of lamb to help the marinade penetrate.
- Marinate the leg of lamb for up to 2 days.
- Re-season the pulled lamb shawarma with the beef shawarma spice.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKS2SHESRWw/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0e186459-f3d0-4272-bcd5-5ba9951c8c7b
- Extracted: 2025-06-12

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