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Crispy Chicken Shawarma
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Directions
1
Slice chicken thighs very thinly.
2
Add a handful of garlic to a food processor.
3
Add tomato paste or hot pepper paste to the food processor.
4
Add a small amount of full-fat yogurt to the food processor.
5
Squeeze fresh lemon juice into the food processor.
6
Add a squirt of oil to the food processor.
7
Add shawarma spices to the food processor.
8
Blend the mixture in the food processor.
9
Pour the marinade over the thinly sliced chicken.
10
Mix the chicken and marinade thoroughly.
11
Marinate the chicken overnight.
12
Heat a pan and add oil.
13
Add lots of tomato or hot pepper paste to the pan.
14
Add cayenne pepper to the pan.
15
Add ketchup to the pan.
16
Splish a little water into the pan and turn it into a paste.
17
Remove the preheated sheet tray from the oven.
18
Add beef tallow to the hot sheet tray.
19
Slide the marinated chicken onto the sheet tray.
20
Spread the chicken into a thin layer on the sheet tray.
21
Throw the chicken into the oven on high broil for about 10-15 minutes.
22
Place an aluminum foil bowl with oil in the middle of the cooked chicken.
23
Add a lit natural charcoal to the foil bowl to smoke the chicken.
24
Cover the chicken to allow it to smoke.
25
Split a pita bread and use the insides.
26
Spread toum on the pita bread.
27
Add a generous pile of cooked chicken to the pita.
28
Add wild cucumber pickles to the pita.
29
Fold, tuck, and roll the pita to assemble the shawarma.
30
Toast the seam-side down of the rolled shawarma in pan drippings.
31
Paint the red paste onto the shawarma.
32
Flip the shawarma and baste all sides with the red paste.
Ingredients
2 lbs chicken thighs
3 cloves garlic cloves
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
thinly sliced pickles
pomegranate molasses
Equipment
food processor
pan
sheet tray
oven
aluminum foil
silicone brush
Tips
The key to a good home shawarma is to get really thin slices on some thighs.
Do not use Greek yogurt for the marinade.
Marinate the chicken until you lose patience, preferably overnight.
For the exterior, start with oil and lots of tomato or hot pepper paste, then add cayenne pepper, ketchup, and water to form a paste.
Spread the chicken out into a thin layer on the sheet tray.
For a smoky flavor, add a lit natural charcoal to a foil bowl with oil in the pan with the cooked chicken, then cover to smoke.
To assemble the shawarma, split a pita and use the inside.
Toast the seam side down in some pan drippings.
Paint the red paste onto the shawarma and flip to baste all sides.
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