Crispy Beef Shawarma

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut 2 lbs of flank steak into smaller pieces.
  2. 2Prepare the marinade with lemon juice, olive oil, hot pepper paste, some spices, and minced garlic cloves.
  3. 3Mix all the marinade ingredients together.
  4. 4Massage the meat into the marinade.
  5. 5Grab two wooden skewers and one large onion.
  6. 6Cut the onion in half across the equator.
  7. 7Place one of the onion halves face down.
  8. 8Press the two wooden skewers into the onion.
  9. 9Skewer the marinated meat onto the skewers.
  10. 10Add some lamb fat for crazy flavor.
  11. 11Press the other half of the onion on top of the skewered meat.
  12. 12Place the skewered meat in the same pan the meat was marinating in.
  13. 13Bake in the oven at 400°F.
  14. 14Check the internal temperature of the meat; it needs to reach 160°F.
  15. 15Once ready, give the shawarma a final brush and turn to baste the other side.
  16. 16Grab a jumbo pa and wrap it up with all the pan drippings.
  17. 17Brush the pa seam side down.
  18. 18Place the pa on a hot pan and flip it.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs flank steak, cut into smaller pieces
  • lemon juice
  • olive oil
  • hot pepper paste
  • spices
  • minced garlic cloves
  • 1 large onion
  • lamb fat
  • jumbo pa

Equipment

wooden skewerspanoven

Tips

  • Do not use yogurt in this recipe.
  • Cook the shawarma until it reaches 160°F internal temperature.