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Homemade Lamb Shawarma
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Homemade Lamb Shawarma

Fragrant homemade lamb shawarma with full Middle Eastern seasoning — rich in spices, tender and amazing in a pita.

⏱ 25 minMake ahead: 7 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Coat the slices of the lamb in a mixture of the olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, garlic, salt and black pepper, cover and marinate in the fridge 2–12 hours.
    BowlRefrigerator
  2. 2
    Heat a grill pan pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  3. 3
    Grill the slices of the lamb 3 minutes per side, until charred and cooked through.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Transfer the lamb to a cutting board, let rest 5 minutes and slice into thin strips.
    KnifeCutting board
  5. 5
    Serve immediately in a warm pita with hummus, tahini, chopped salad and pickles.
410calories
28 gprotein
2 gcarbs
32 gfat
● protein 27%● carbs 2%● fat 70%

Per serving (171 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • 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)
  • 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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