Authentic Lebanese Chicken Schwarma

• total tid: 4 hours

Ingredienser

Full recipe:

Chicken + Marinade

1 lb chicken thighs

1 lb chicken breast (pounded thin)

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 tbsp paprika

1/2 tbsp seven spices

1/2 tbsp cumin

1/2 tbsp white pepper

1/2 tosp ground mastic

6 cardamom pods

3 bay leaves

3 tbsp white vinegar

2 tbsp salt

Zest of 1 orange

Zest of 1 lemon

For finishing

This part is optional and not part of the OG recipe)

2-3 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tosp sweet pepper paste

1/2 tbsp pomegranate molasses

To serve

Garlic sauce (toum brand or cerdars toum are amazing and found in most grocery stores in the

US) + pickles

Fries

Pita bread

Vejledning

Prep the chicken (don't skip this)

Pound the chicken breast thin. This is what gives you that shawarma-style texture and helps everything cook evenly.

You can lightly pound the thighs too if they're thick.

Marinate

Add everything to a bowl and mix really well. Chop one onion in half and let it's sit in there.

Cover and marinate at least 4 hours, overnight is better.

Cook

Pan, oven, or grill. Medium-high heat until fully cooked.

Slice

Slice into thin shawarma strips.

Crisp it up (the magic step)

Hot pan + olive oil + sweet pepper paste + pomegranate molasses.

Add the chicken and let it caramelize and crisp at the edges.

Build your wrap

Pita → garlic sauce → chicken → fries → more garlic sauce

Wrap it tight. No forks. No plates. Respectfully.