Shawarma

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Use a mixture of boneless skinless chicken thighs and chicken breast.
  2. 2Pound the chicken.
  3. 3Cut the chicken.
  4. 4For the marinade combine olive oil, lemon juice, yogurt, minced garlic, shawarma spices and the chicken.
  5. 5Massage that in really well and ideally you want to let this marinate for several hours.
  6. 6To cook the chicken you can line it on a vertical spit or you can just put it on some bamboo skewers and bake that in the oven until it reaches an internal temperature of 165.
  7. 7Slice up the chicken into strips.
  8. 8Stretch the dough out thinner and shaped it into a circle.
  9. 9Cook it on an upside down heated pan.
  10. 10Make some fresh homemade garlic sauce aka toum to go with this.
  11. 11Add garlic sauce, pickles, chicken, pomegranate molasses and a cabbage slaw to the bread.
  12. 12Roll the shawarma.
  13. 13Brush with the leftover chicken juices, sprinkle with some sumac and then toast them in a hot pan until they're nice and crispy.
  14. 14Serve it up with some fries, more garlic sauce on the side and it's ready to enjoy.

Ingredients

  • boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • chicken breast
  • olive oil
  • lemon juice
  • yogurt
  • minced garlic
  • shawarma spices
  • soft and chewy naan
  • garlic sauce
  • pickles
  • pomegranate molasses
  • cabbage slaw
  • sumac

Equipment

knifemortarpestlebaking dishvertical spitbamboo skewersovenheated panbrush

Tips

  • Marinate the chicken for several hours
  • Bake chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees