Turkish Chicken Shawarma

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the chicken thighs into thin strips at an angle.
  2. 2In a food processor, combine garlic, hot pepper paste, yogurt, lemon juice, dried rosemary, oregano, parsley, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
  3. 3Blend until smooth.
  4. 4Pour the marinade over the chicken in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
  5. 5On a baking sheet spread with ghee or tallow, create an even layer of the marinated chicken.
  6. 6Bake the chicken in the oven on a high broil.
  7. 7After 15 minutes, flip the chicken and broil again.
  8. 8Add a charcoal to some oil and cover the chicken to smoke it.
  9. 9Dip a thin pita in the pan drippings from the chicken.
  10. 10Spread toum and shatta on the pita.
  11. 11Pile chicken, cucumber pickles, and a line of tomato sauce on the pita.
  12. 12Roll the pita into a sandwich.
  13. 13Heat a pan with more tomato sauce.
  14. 14Nestle the sandwich into the pan and toast it.

Ingredients

  • chicken thighs
  • garlic
  • hot pepper paste
  • yogurt
  • lemon juice
  • dried rosemary
  • oregano
  • parsley
  • ginger
  • cumin
  • paprika
  • salt
  • pepper
  • olive oil
  • ghee or tallow
  • thin pita
  • toum
  • shatta
  • cucumber pickles
  • tomato sauce
  • charcoal
  • oil

Equipment

knifecutting boardfood processorlarge bowlbaking sheetpantongs