Serves 1
Directions
- 1Slice chicken thighs thinly.
- 2Add garlic to a blender.
- 3Add tomato paste or hot pepper paste to the blender.
- 4Add a small amount of full-fat yogurt to the blender.
- 5Squeeze in fresh lemon juice.
- 6Add a squirt of oil to the blender.
- 7Add shawarma spices to the blender.
- 8Blend the marinade mixture.
- 9Pour the marinade over the sliced chicken.
- 10Mix the chicken and marinade thoroughly.
- 11Marinate the chicken overnight.
- 12Heat some oil in a pan.
- 13Add tomato or hot pepper paste to the oil in the pan.
- 14Add cayenne pepper to the pan.
- 15Add a little ketchup to the pan.
- 16Splash in water and turn it into a paste.
- 17Take a sheet tray that has been in the oven on high broil for 10-15 minutes.
- 18Throw in a little beef tallow onto the hot sheet tray.
- 19Instantly slide the marinated chicken onto the sheet tray.
- 20Spread the chicken out into a thin layer and throw it into the oven on high broil for about 10-15 minutes.
- 21Place an aluminum foil bowl with oil in the center of the cooked chicken.
- 22Add a lit natural charcoal to the oil to smoke the chicken.
- 23To assemble, split a pita bread and use the insides.
- 24Spread Toum on the pita bread.
- 25Place a generous pile of chicken on the pita bread.
- 26Add wild cucumber pickles.
- 27Fold, tuck, and roll the shawarma.
- 28Toast the seam-side down in some pan drippings.
- 29Paint on the red paste, flip, and baste all sides of the shawarma.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 Tbsp hot pepper paste or tomato paste
- 0.25 cup yogurt
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 0.5 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp cardamom
- 0.5 tsp clove
- 0.5 tsp msg
- to taste salt
- 0.5 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 Tbsp beef tallow or neutral oil
- 0.25 cup oil
- 0.25 cup tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.25 cup water
- to taste salt
- large pita bread/flat bread
- Toum (store bought)
- thinly sliced pickles
- pomegranate molasses
Equipment
blenderbaking trayovenpanaluminum foilnatural charcoaltongsbrush
Tips
- Use thin slices of chicken thighs for a good home shawarma.
- Do not use Greek yogurt for the marinade.
- Marinate the chicken overnight for best results.
- Spread the chicken into a thin layer on the baking tray for even cooking.
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