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Homemade Lamb Shawarma
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Homemade Lamb Shawarma with homemade tahini sauce – Gluten-free version

Homemade lamb shawarma with Middle Eastern spices – juicy, fragrant and perfect to eat in a roll. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free bread.

⏱ 1 hr 6 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Shawarma

  1. 1
    Coat the strips of the lamb in a mixture of the olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, paprika, hot paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, garlic, salt and black pepper, cover and marinate in the fridge at least 1 hour.
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  2. 2
    Heat a grill pan pan over high heat.
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  3. 3
    Add the lamb and fry 4–5 minutes in two batches, in a scorching pan, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through.
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    💡Sear in batches in a scorching pan: a crowded pan cools down, and the chicken steams instead of browning.
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
  4. 4
    Mix the tahini and lemon juice and season with salt.
  5. 5
    Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
    💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
  6. 6
    Halve the gluten-free bread, spread in them the tahini, arrange in them the shawarma and the tomatoes and cabbage and serve immediately.
763calories
39 gprotein
54 gcarbs
41 gfat
● protein 21%● carbs 29%● fat 50%

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 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)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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