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Homemade Chicken Shawarma
Chicken

Homemade Chicken Shawarma

Homemade chicken shawarma with rich Middle Eastern seasoning – all the satisfaction of street shawarma, straight from your skillet.

⏱ 30 minMake ahead: 2 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cut the chicken into thin slices.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    Coat the slices of the chicken in a mixture of the olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, ground coriander, garlic, salt and black pepper, cover and marinate in the fridge 2 hours, and up to overnight.
    BowlRefrigerator
  3. 3
    Heat a grill pan pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  4. 4
    Grill the slices of the chicken 3–4 minutes per side, until charred and cooked through.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and slice into thin strips.
    KnifeCutting board
  6. 6
    Heat a dry pan over medium heat, and warm the pita in it.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveFrying pan
  7. 7
    Spread in the pita the tahini, arrange in it the shawarma and the tomatoes and cucumber, roll up and serve immediately.
653calories
57 gprotein
50 gcarbs
23 gfat
● protein 36%● carbs 32%● fat 33%

Per serving (413 g), of 4 servings

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🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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