Description
An easy home-cooking recipe for the delectable Middle Eastern street food: Chicken Shawarma
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 3 small garlic cloves, crushed (2 teaspoons)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- Chopped Salad
- 1 hothouse cucumber, peeled and diced (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 small red onion peeled and diced (1/2 cup)
- 1 ripe tomato, diced (1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- a pinch of salt
- a few grinds of black pepper
- Tahini Sauce
- 7 tablespoons tahini
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/3 cup water
- 6 pitas
- Olive oil for warming the pitas
- Optional Garnish
- Sriracha Chili Sauce
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add chicken; toss to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let the chicken marinate in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
- Make the Tahini Sauce Whisk all of the tahini ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
- Make the Cucumber and Tomao Salad Mix all of the salad ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
- Grill The Chicken Heat your grill to medium-high. Cook the chicken for 6 minutes per side or until cooked through. Let it rest for 5-10 minutes and then slice into strips.
- Heat the Pita Bread Just before serving, coat a large cast iron or nonstick skillet with a thin film of oil. Heat over medium-high heat. One by one, lay each pita in the pan and press down on it with a spatula for about 30 seconds per side, adding more oil, if needed. Set warm pitas on a paper-towel-lined plate. Tent with foil. This heats the pita and gives it a great texture for stuffing, so it won't be dry or crumbly.
- Assemble the Shawarma Slice the pitas in half. Open each half and spread some tahini sauce around. Fill with chicken and cucumber salad. Add Sriracha, if you like. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grill, Barbecue
- Cuisine: Israeli