Shawarma

40m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add flour, salt, and water to a bowl.
  2. 2Mix the ingredients to form a dough.
  3. 3Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  4. 4Cut the dough into small, equal portions.
  5. 5Roll out each portion of dough into a thin, round Saj bread.
  6. 6Cook the Saj bread in a pan over high heat until browned and cooked through.
  7. 7Slice the beef into thin strips.
  8. 8Add turmeric powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, cayenne powder, cloves, cardamom, lemon juice, tomato paste, sugar, and pomegranate syrup to the beef.
  9. 9Mix well to marinate the beef.
  10. 10Heat oil in a pan and cook the marinated beef until browned and cooked through.
  11. 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.
  12. 12Slice the red onions thinly.
  13. 13Add water and sugar to the sliced red onions to pickle them.
  14. 14Blend sesame seeds with olive oil to make tahini.
  15. 15Blend garlic with salt to make toum (garlic sauce).
  16. 16Dice cucumber and tomatoes.
  17. 17Spread toum (garlic sauce) on the Saj bread.
  18. 18Add the cooked beef shawarma.
  19. 19Top with diced tomatoes and cucumber.
  20. 20Add pickled onions, tahini, and more toum.
  21. 21Roll up the shawarma.
  22. 22Cut the shawarma in half.
  23. 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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