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Turkish Chicken Shawarma
14m
Serves 1
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14m
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Cut chicken thighs into thin strips.
2
Make marinade by blending garlic, hot pepper paste, yogurt, lemon juice, rosemary, oregano, parsley, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
3
Mix marinade with chicken.
4
Make red sauce by cooking tomato paste, hot pepper paste, and olive oil in a saucepan.
5
Add cumin, paprika, oregano, and salt to the red sauce.
6
Boil down the red sauce for a couple of minutes.
7
Spread ghee or tallow on a sheet tray and cook the chicken on high broil in the oven.
8
Flip chicken after 15 minutes and repeat the cooking process.
9
Toast pita in a hot pan with olive oil.
10
Spread toum and shittlah on the pita.
11
Add chicken, wild cucumber pickles, and red sauce to the pita.
12
Roll the pita into a shawarma.
13
Toast the shawarma in the pan with more tomato sauce.
Ingredients
1 package chicken thighs
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons hot pepper paste
1 cup yogurt
2 lemons lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup water
1 tablespoon ghee or tallow
1 piece thin pita
2 tablespoons toum
2 tablespoons shuttlah
1 handful wild cucumber pickles
Equipment
knife
blender
sheet tray
wooden spoon
small bowl
small pan
large pan
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