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ChefSalam Shaeito
How to Make Homemade Chicken Shawarma
Homemade chicken shawarma in an easy, tested recipe. You can serve the chicken shawarma with homemade ranch sauce for a rich flavor, along with fries, pickles, and vegetables.
Ingredients
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- 1 kilo boneless chicken
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red pepper paste
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
- 7 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 potato
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- For grilling the shawarma we need one large potato: cut one of its ends across to make it flat, turn the flat side down and use it as a base, skewer about 5 wooden skewers through it, then thread the marinated chicken slices onto the skew-
- Remove the foil, turn the shawarma skewer and brown it on all sides...
- To make shawarma sandwiches, place sliced chicken and ranch sauce inside pita or flatbread, add pickles and pieces of tomato and grilled onion, roll them up, baste them with a mixture of olive oil, sumac, black pepper, and pomegranate molas
- Ranch sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup labneh
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried fennel
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- To make beef shawarma, here is the link: How to Make Homemade Beef Shawarma
Method
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- We start by preparing the chicken, removed from the bone and taken from the breast and thigh. Cut it into wide slices about 1 cm thick and marinate it in the seasoning a day before cooking the shawarma...
- Mix the marinade ingredients: yogurt, olive oil, red pepper paste, pomegranate molasses, crushed garlic, apple cider vinegar, paprika, black pepper, dried coriander, ground cardamom, salt, onion powder, and lemon zest...
- Mix these ingredients well and leave the chicken in them overnight.
- To roast the shawarma, we need one large potato. Cut one end crosswise so it becomes flat, turn the flat side down to make a base, and insert about 5 wooden skewers into it. Then thread the marinated chicken slices onto it and place half an onion and half a tomato on top of the pieces...
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees, place the shawarma skewer vertically inside an oven tray with the remaining marinade and add 1 cup of water. Then wrap the tray with foil and place it in the oven over low heat for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until fully cooked...Timers: 60 min, 15 min
- Remove the foil and turn the shawarma skewer, then brown it on all sides...
- Serve the shawarma with fries, hummus with tahini, assorted pickles, fresh vegetables, and ranch sauce..
- To make shawarma sandwiches, place sliced chicken and ranch sauce inside bread loaves, add pickles and pieces of tomato and roasted onion, roll them up, brush with a mixture of olive oil, sumac, black pepper, and pepper paste, then toast them in the grill.
- Whisk the ingredients well to obtain a smooth, homogeneous sauce.
Recipe tags
MainsLevantGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- How to Make Homemade Beef Shawarma
