Shawarma
Directions
- 1Add flour, salt, and water to a bowl.
- 2Mix the ingredients to form a dough.
- 3Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- 4Cut the dough into small, equal portions.
- 5Roll out each portion of dough into a thin, round Saj bread.
- 6Cook the Saj bread in a pan over high heat until browned and cooked through.
- 7Slice the beef into thin strips.
- 8Add turmeric powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, cayenne powder, cloves, cardamom, lemon juice, tomato paste, sugar, and pomegranate syrup to the beef.
- 9Mix well to marinate the beef.
- 10Heat oil in a pan and cook the marinated beef until browned and cooked through.
- 11Transfer the cooked beef to a pan, create a foil cup in the center, add olive oil and a hot coal, then cover and smoke for 10 minutes.
- 12Slice the red onions thinly.
- 13Add water and sugar to the sliced red onions to pickle them.
- 14Blend sesame seeds with olive oil to make tahini.
- 15Blend garlic with salt to make toum (garlic sauce).
- 16Dice cucumber and tomatoes.
- 17Spread toum (garlic sauce) on the Saj bread.
- 18Add the cooked beef shawarma.
- 19Top with diced tomatoes and cucumber.
- 20Add pickled onions, tahini, and more toum.
- 21Roll up the shawarma.
- 22Cut the shawarma in half.
- 23Serve and enjoy.
Ingredients
- flour
- salt
- water
- beef
- turmeric powder
- garlic powder
- cumin powder
- cayenne powder
- cloves
- cardamom
- lemon
- tomato paste
- sugar
- pomegranate syrup
- oil
- olive oil
- hot coal
- red onion
- sesame seeds
- garlic
- cucumber
- tomatoes
Equipment
bowlcutting boardknifepizza peelrolling pinpanstovefood processor
Tips
- The meat is insane, but the Saj bread could be better.
- The seasoning is on point.
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