# Turkish Chicken Shawarma

This recipe shows how to make a Turkish-style chicken shawarma.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 14 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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.

## Equipment

- knife
- blender
- sheet tray
- wooden spoon
- small bowl
- small pan
- large pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Lj68Try_V/?igsh=MWdieHJmajZ3N25ycA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/49674c6f-760d-4a11-9ff5-bf113351ca97
- Extracted: 2025-02-03

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