30 Minute Chicken Shawarma

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the chicken thighs really thin.
  2. 2Add a spoonful of yogurt to the chicken.
  3. 3Add a quick squirt of tomato paste.
  4. 4Add some garlic.
  5. 5Pour in some fresh olive oil.
  6. 6Squeeze in some lemon juice.
  7. 7Add a generous amount of shawarma rub.
  8. 8Season with salt.
  9. 9Quickly mix all the ingredients with the chicken.
  10. 10Heat a sheet tray in the oven on high broil.
  11. 11Dollop beef tallow onto the hot sheet tray.
  12. 12Gently slide the marinated chicken onto the sheet tray.
  13. 13Spread the chicken into a single layer for even cooking.
  14. 14Place the chicken into the oven on a high broil for 10 minutes.
  15. 15Gently separate the halves of pita bread.
  16. 16Stack the pita bread halves on top of each other.
  17. 17Quickly dollop a hefty amount of toum (garlic sauce) on the pita bread.
  18. 18Add as much cooked chicken as you want to the pita bread.
  19. 19Add lots of pickles.
  20. 20Roll the shawarma and get it with a little bit of the pan drippings.
  21. 21Toast the shawarma on a flat grill.

Ingredients

  • chicken thighs
  • 1 spoonful yogurt
  • tomato paste
  • garlic
  • olive oil
  • lemon
  • shawarma rub
  • salt
  • beef tallow
  • pita bread
  • pickles

Equipment

knifecutting boardmixing bowlspoonsheet trayovengloveflat grill

Tips

  • Cut chicken thighs really thin for even cooking.
  • Make a single layer of chicken on the sheet tray for even cooking.