# Crispy Chicken Shawarma

A crispy chicken shawarma that's trending online with a unique red paste and charcoal smoke for added flavor.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Slice chicken thighs thinly.
2. Add garlic to a blender.
3. Add tomato paste or hot pepper paste to the blender.
4. Add a small amount of full-fat yogurt to the blender.
5. Squeeze in fresh lemon juice.
6. Add a squirt of oil to the blender.
7. Add shawarma spices to the blender.
8. Blend the marinade mixture.
9. Pour the marinade over the sliced chicken.
10. Mix the chicken and marinade thoroughly.
11. Marinate the chicken overnight.
12. Heat some oil in a pan.
13. Add tomato or hot pepper paste to the oil in the pan.
14. Add cayenne pepper to the pan.
15. Add a little ketchup to the pan.
16. Splash in water and turn it into a paste.
17. Take a sheet tray that has been in the oven on high broil for 10-15 minutes.
18. Throw in a little beef tallow onto the hot sheet tray.
19. Instantly slide the marinated chicken onto the sheet tray.
20. Spread the chicken out into a thin layer and throw it into the oven on high broil for about 10-15 minutes.
21. Place an aluminum foil bowl with oil in the center of the cooked chicken.
22. Add a lit natural charcoal to the oil to smoke the chicken.
23. To assemble, split a pita bread and use the insides.
24. Spread Toum on the pita bread.
25. Place a generous pile of chicken on the pita bread.
26. Add wild cucumber pickles.
27. Fold, tuck, and roll the shawarma.
28. Toast the seam-side down in some pan drippings.
29. Paint on the red paste, flip, and baste all sides of the shawarma.

## Equipment

- blender
- baking tray
- oven
- pan
- aluminum foil
- natural charcoal
- tongs
- brush

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/1PlAsc-YOu0?si=QbOoEkQdplSsbGCT
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98082c06-997b-4885-a113-196f2ba1866a
- Extracted: 2025-11-14

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