Crispy Chicken Shawarma

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Slice the chicken thighs into thin pieces.
  2. 2Add a handful of garlic to a food processor.
  3. 3Add tomato paste or hot pepper paste.
  4. 4Add a small amount of full-fat yogurt (do not use Greek yogurt).
  5. 5Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice.
  6. 6Add a squirt of oil.
  7. 7Add shawarma spices.
  8. 8Blend the mixture until smooth.
  9. 9Pour the marinade over the chicken.
  10. 10Mix the chicken with the marinade.
  11. 11Marinate the chicken overnight.
  12. 12Start with some oil in a pan.
  13. 13Add lots of tomato or hot pepper paste to the pan.
  14. 14Add a little cayenne pepper to the pan.
  15. 15Add a little ketchup.
  16. 16Splash in a little water and turn it into a paste.
  17. 17Place a sheet tray in the oven on high broil for 10-15 minutes.
  18. 18Add beef tallow to the hot sheet tray.
  19. 19Slide the marinated chicken onto the sheet tray.
  20. 20Spread the chicken into a thin layer and throw it into the oven on high broil for about 10-15 minutes.
  21. 21Place an aluminum foil bowl with oil in the middle of the cooked chicken.
  22. 22Place a lit natural charcoal in the oil to smoke the chicken.
  23. 23Split a pita bread and use the insides.
  24. 24Spread toum on the pita.
  25. 25Add a generous pile of cooked chicken.
  26. 26Add some wild cucumber pickles.
  27. 27Fold, tuck, and roll the pita.
  28. 28Toast the seam-side down in some pan drippings.
  29. 29Paint the red paste onto the shawarma.
  30. 30Flip the shawarma and baste all sides.
  31. 31Serve and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken thighs
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 Tbsp hot pepper paste or tomato paste
  • 0.25 cup full-fat yogurt
  • lemon juice
  • olive oil
  • shawarma spices
  • beef tallow
  • cayenne pepper
  • ketchup
  • water
  • pita
  • toum
  • cucumber pickles
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 0.5 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 0.5 tsp cardamom
  • 0.5 tsp clove
  • 0.5 tsp msg
  • salt
  • 0.5 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 3 Tbsp beef tallow or neutral oil
  • 0.25 cup oil
  • 0.25 cup tomato paste
  • 2 Tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 0.25 cup water
  • salt
  • large pita bread/flatbread
  • toum
  • thinly sliced pickles
  • pomegranate molasses

Equipment

food processorfrying pansheet trayovenaluminium foilcharcoalbrush

Tips

  • Marinate until you lose patience (overnight is good).
  • Spread the chicken into a thin layer on the sheet tray.
  • Baste all sides of the shawarma with the red paste.