# Spicy Chicken Shawarma

This recipe guides you to make an incredible spicy chicken shawarma.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- handful Garlic
- spoonful Hot pepper paste
- Full-fat plain yogurt
- drizzle Olive oil
- bottle cap Vinegar
- Cumin
- Coriander
- Allspice
- Cardamom
- Clove
- Paprika
- Salt
- MSG
- Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Tallow
- Pita bread
- Spicy pickles
- Water
- Pomegranate molasses

## Instructions

1. Add garlic to the blender.
2. Add a spoonful of hot pepper paste to the blender.
3. Add full-fat plain yogurt to the blender.
4. Add a light drizzle of oil to the blender.
5. Add a bottle cap full of vinegar to the blender.
6. Add shawarma spices, salt, and MSG to the blender.
7. Blend the mixture until smooth.
8. Slice the boneless, skinless chicken thighs very thinly.
9. Introduce the sliced chicken to the marinade.
10. Marinate the chicken.
11. Throw a large sheet tray into the oven on a high broil.
12. Once sizzling hot, add tallow to the sheet tray.
13. Spread the marinated chicken into a thin layer on the sheet tray.
14. Place the tray into the oven on a high broil, flipping midway through.
15. Line a mini bowl with aluminum foil.
16. Pour a kiss of oil into the foil-lined bowl.
17. Throw in a lit charcoal into the oil, and cover to smoke.
18. Dip pita bread in the sheet pan drippings.
19. Smear the pita bread with the previously made toum.
20. Lay in the smoked chicken on top of the toum.
21. Add some spicy pickles on top of the chicken.
22. Tightly roll up the pita bread with the fillings.
23. Toast the rolled shawarma seam-side down.
24. Heat up some hot pepper paste with water and oil in a pot.
25. Gently brush the heated hot pepper paste on the shawarma as it toasts.
26. Finish with an extra dollop of toum.
27. Add a little more chicken on top.
28. Drizzle with pomegranate molasses.
29. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- Blender
- Large sheet tray
- Mini bowl
- Aluminum foil
- Tongs
- Pot
- Brush

## Tips

- For the marinade, you can use lemon juice instead of vinegar.
- Remember to get really thin slices of chicken.
- Marinate until you lose patience.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGnlPKYRggx/?igsh=MXU1NmYyOGN0MzQ2Mw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/265f48ad-3d03-4ed6-8f31-cbd580b7913b
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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