# Crispy Chicken Shawarma

This recipe guides you through making restaurant-style chicken shawarma at home using two wooden skewers and an onion.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lb boneless chicken thighs and breasts, pounded thin
- 0.25 cup lemon juice
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 0.25 cup hot pepper paste
- 1 tbsp shawarma spice
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large onion, cut in half across the center (equator)
- 1 cup tahini
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.75 cup ice-cold water
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sumac
- 1 large pita (split) or lavash
- Pickles
- 1 tbsp Shawarma drippings or mix hot pepper paste + oil
- pomegranate molasses

## Instructions

1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a baking pan.
2. Add the chicken and coat it well.
3. Place one onion half cut-side down.
4. Insert 2 skewers about 2 inches apart into the onion.
5. Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers, alternating thigh and breast pieces.
6. Top with the second onion half and place it back in the pan.
7. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for about 1 hour, basting occasionally.
8. Add ½ cup water once or twice if needed during baking.
9. Meanwhile, whisk tehina ingredients until smooth for Creamy Tehina.
10. Toss onion salad ingredients together for Onion Sumac Salad.
11. Slice the cooked shawarma thinly.
12. Fill pita with chicken, onion salad, and pickles.
13. Brush pita with drippings/paste.
14. Pan-toast the pita on medium heat until crispy on all sides, seam side down first.
15. Finish with tehina and pomegranate molasses.

## Equipment

- baking pan
- wooden skewers
- meat thermometer
- hot pan

## Tips

- For perfectly cooked chicken, use a meat thermometer. Internal temp should reach 165°F (74°C), or 170°F for extra safety.
- No yogurt in this recipe.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUCGQ5nki5H/?igsh=ejdvOGVidTA3MDR5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a07cc653-1d72-43de-a9d5-60bdbe9fd258
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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