Turkish Chicken Shawarma

14 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut chicken thighs into thin strips.
  2. 2Cut chicken thighs into thin strips.
  3. 3Cut chicken thighs into thin strips.
  4. 4Make marinade by blending garlic, hot pepper paste, yogurt, lemon juice, rosemary, oregano, parsley, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
  5. 5Make marinade by blending garlic, hot pepper paste, yogurt, lemon juice, rosemary, oregano, parsley, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
  6. 6Make marinade by blending garlic, hot pepper paste, yogurt, lemon juice, rosemary, oregano, parsley, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
  7. 7Mix marinade with chicken.
  8. 8Mix marinade with chicken.
  9. 9Mix marinade with chicken.
  10. 10Make red sauce by cooking tomato paste, hot pepper paste, and olive oil in a saucepan.
  11. 11Make red sauce by cooking tomato paste, hot pepper paste, and olive oil in a saucepan.
  12. 12Make red sauce by cooking tomato paste, hot pepper paste, and olive oil in a saucepan.
  13. 13Add cumin, paprika, oregano, and salt to the red sauce.
  14. 14Add cumin, paprika, oregano, and salt to the red sauce.
  15. 15Add cumin, paprika, oregano, and salt to the red sauce.
  16. 16Boil down the red sauce for a couple of minutes.
  17. 17Boil down the red sauce for a couple of minutes.
  18. 18Boil down the red sauce for a couple of minutes.
  19. 19Spread ghee or tallow on a sheet tray and cook the chicken on high broil in the oven.
  20. 20Spread ghee or tallow on a sheet tray and cook the chicken on high broil in the oven.
  21. 21Spread ghee or tallow on a sheet tray and cook the chicken on high broil in the oven.
  22. 22Flip chicken after 15 minutes and repeat the cooking process.
  23. 23Flip chicken after 15 minutes and repeat the cooking process.
  24. 24Flip chicken after 15 minutes and repeat the cooking process.
  25. 25Toast pita in a hot pan with olive oil.
  26. 26Toast pita in a hot pan with olive oil.
  27. 27Toast pita in a hot pan with olive oil.
  28. 28Spread toum and shittlah on the pita.
  29. 29Spread toum and shittlah on the pita.
  30. 30Spread toum and shittlah on the pita.
  31. 31Add chicken, wild cucumber pickles, and red sauce to the pita.
  32. 32Add chicken, wild cucumber pickles, and red sauce to the pita.
  33. 33Add chicken, wild cucumber pickles, and red sauce to the pita.
  34. 34Roll the pita into a shawarma.
  35. 35Roll the pita into a shawarma.
  36. 36Roll the pita into a shawarma.
  37. 37Toast the shawarma in the pan with more tomato sauce.
  38. 38Toast the shawarma in the pan with more tomato sauce.
  39. 39Toast the shawarma in the pan with more tomato sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 package chicken thighs
  • 1 package chicken thighs
  • 1 package chicken thighs
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper paste
  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper paste
  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper paste
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 2 lemons lemon juice
  • 2 lemons lemon juice
  • 2 lemons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or tallow
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or tallow
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or tallow
  • 1 piece thin pita
  • 1 piece thin pita
  • 1 piece thin pita
  • 2 tablespoons toum
  • 2 tablespoons toum
  • 2 tablespoons toum
  • 2 tablespoons shuttlah
  • 2 tablespoons shuttlah
  • 2 tablespoons shuttlah
  • 1 handful wild cucumber pickles
  • 1 handful wild cucumber pickles
  • 1 handful wild cucumber pickles

Equipment

knifeblendersheet traywooden spoonsmall bowlsmall panlarge pan