Beef Shawarma Sandwich

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Thinly slice the chosen beef cut.
  2. 2Place a grater into a bowl and grate an onion.
  3. 3Press out all the onion juice through a strainer into the bowl, saving the onion for later.
  4. 4Pour the onion juice over the sliced meat.
  5. 5Squeeze a little lemon juice into the meat mixture.
  6. 6Add a generous heap of yogurt to the meat.
  7. 7Add cardamom, clove, coriander seed, ginger, allspice, Aleppo pepper, chili powder, and salt to taste.
  8. 8Massage all the ingredients into the meat.
  9. 9Spread beef tallow on a pre-heated sheet tray.
  10. 10Equally spread out all the marinated meat on the sheet tray.
  11. 11Place the tray into the oven on a high broil setting.
  12. 12Take out the cooked meat from the oven.
  13. 13Place a pita on a cutting board.
  14. 14Add a generous amount of juicy meat to the pita.
  15. 15Add a couple of tomato slices.
  16. 16Add sumac onions and parsley.
  17. 17Drizzle lots of tahini sauce.
  18. 18Add pomegranate molasses.
  19. 19Add Shatta (hot sauce) if you like it spicy.
  20. 20Roll the pita into a wrap.
  21. 21Dip the shawarma into the pan drippings from the cooked meat.
  22. 22Quickly toast the shawarma in a pan.

Ingredients

  • fillet sirloin or flank steak
  • onion
  • lemon juice
  • yogurt
  • cardamom
  • clove
  • coriander seed
  • ginger
  • allspice
  • Aleppo pepper
  • chili powder
  • salt
  • beef tallow
  • pita
  • tomato
  • sumac onions
  • parsley
  • tahini sauce
  • pomegranate molasses
  • Shatta (hot sauce)

Equipment

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Tips

  • Don't over-marinate the meat; it should be coated, not drenched.
  • The sheet tray should be heated on high broil.
  • It is highly recommended to use beef tallow for cooking the meat.
  • Dip the shawarma in pan drippings and quickly toast it for best results.

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