Turkish Chicken Shawarma

14m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut chicken thighs into thin strips.
  2. 2Make marinade by blending garlic, hot pepper paste, yogurt, lemon juice, rosemary, oregano, parsley, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
  3. 3Mix marinade with chicken.
  4. 4Make red sauce by cooking tomato paste, hot pepper paste, and olive oil in a saucepan.
  5. 5Add cumin, paprika, oregano, and salt to the red sauce.
  6. 6Boil down the red sauce for a couple of minutes.
  7. 7Spread ghee or tallow on a sheet tray and cook the chicken on high broil in the oven.
  8. 8Flip chicken after 15 minutes and repeat the cooking process.
  9. 9Toast pita in a hot pan with olive oil.
  10. 10Spread toum and shittlah on the pita.
  11. 11Add chicken, wild cucumber pickles, and red sauce to the pita.
  12. 12Roll the pita into a shawarma.
  13. 13Toast 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

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