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Easiest Beef Shawarma Recipe

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Easiest Beef Shawarma Recipe

Homemade beef shawarma made easy. It's important to marinate the shawarma overnight so the meat softens and absorbs the desired flavor.

Total time50 min
Prep15 min
Cook35 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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MainsLevantDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

Beef shawarma — an easy, homemade recipe

Ingredients

  • Shawarma beef, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp seven-spice blend
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • A pinch of hot pepper
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 large onion, cut into wedges
  • Salt

Method

  1. Marinate the shawarma beef overnight in the vinegar, water, and spices.
  2. The next day, drain the meat and place it in a skillet over medium heat, stirring until the liquids evaporate.
  3. Add the oil, sliced or chopped tomatoes, onion wedges, and salt. Cover and cook until the meat is fully cooked and tender.
  4. Serve the shawarma with tahini sauce or tartar (tarator) sauce.
  5. This delicious and easy beef shawarma recipe comes from a friend and site chef.
  6. Amir Youssef
  7. Click his name to visit his profile.
  8. For more of Amir's tasty recipes, try Spicy kofta tray with potatoes (oven-baked)
  9. Here is Grilled fish on charcoal which is also served with tartar sauce.
  10. Find an easy recipe for tahini or tarator sauce in another recipe for beef and chicken shawarma

Notes and serving ideas

  • Spicy kofta tray with potatoes (oven-baked)
  • Grilled fish on charcoal
  • beef and chicken shawarma
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