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Homemade Beef Shawarma
Total time100 min
Prep50 min
Cook50 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyHard
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ChefSalam Shaeito

Homemade Beef Shawarma

An easy homemade recipe for preparing beef shawarma. Another great thing about this recipe is that it is lighter than ready-made shawarma, and the balanced spices make it enjoyable for the whole family.

Ingredients

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  • 1 kilo of beef suitable for shawarma
  • A small cup of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sweet spice
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (grated or ground)
  • Vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger (or powdered, depending on what is available)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • Lemon juice
  • Click the link to learn chicken shawarma: How to Make Homemade Chicken Shawarma

Method

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  1. Cut the shawarma meat into slices like steak... Leave the meat in a marinade of vinegar, sweet baharat, black pepper, ground cardamom, and nutmeg for 2 hours.
    Timers: 120 min
  2. After the required marinating time, fry the meat slices with a little vegetable oil in a wide skillet over high heat so the meat does not release its juices. We want the meat to brown on both sides. Do not add all the meat at once; cook it in batches so it fries well.
  3. Remove the meat from the heat and cut it into long strips for shawarma and set aside..
  4. In the same pan, sauté the crushed garlic with grated ginger, lemon zest and a grated onion; sauté them for about one minute, then add 1 cup of boiling water, lemon juice and salt.... After a minute add the shawarma pieces, cover the meat with aluminum foil and put the shawarma pan in a preheated oven on low heat.
  5. Serve the beef shawarma with a variety of vegetables such as finely chopped parsley, tomatoes, onions and radish, along with tahini (tarator) sauce and pickles
  6. Click the link to learn chicken shawarma: Homemade Chicken Shawarma preparation method

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MainsLevantDairy freeGluten freeEgg freeHardLong cook

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