# Mexican Chicken Al Pastor Shawarma

A fusion dish combining Mexican Al Pastor flavors with Syrian Shawarma serving techniques.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 lbs chicken thigh
- 2 whole ancho pepper
- 2 whole guajillo pepper
- 2 whole arbol pepper
- 1/2 whole white onion
- 5 clove garlic
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 whole lime
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tbsp sazon
- salt (optional)
- 4 whole pita
- toum
- cucumber pickles
- pomegranate molasses

## Instructions

1. Deseed the ancho, arbol, and guajillo peppers and soak them in boiling water.
2. Blend onion, garlic, pineapple chunks with juice, orange juice, lime juice, rehydrated chilies, paprika, cinnamon, cumin, oregano, and sazon.
3. Submerge boneless, skinless chicken thighs in the marinade.
4. Salt the chicken meat.
5. Marinate the chicken for a minimum of 24 hours.
6. Place chicken into a hot oiled pan and bake at 425 degrees.
7. Spread toum on pita, add pickles and the cooked chicken.
8. Roll the pita and sear the seam side down on a hot flat top, brushing with leftover marinade.
9. Top with pomegranate molasses.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8K32EoGJnBs
- Creator: The Golden Balance
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d074d517-e6e8-4486-977a-ac79432f604d
- Extracted: 2026-09-26

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