Chicken Shawarma
- Ingredient count
- 14 ingredients
- Total time
- 95 minutes
- Servings
- Serves 4
Ingredients
Make the Marinade
In a bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander, turmeric, black pepper and salt.
into the bowl
Add Chicken
Add the chicken thighs to the marinade.
into the bowl
Coat Well
Toss the chicken until every piece is well coated in the marinade.
Marinate
Cover and marinate the chicken in the fridge for at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours; longer marinating adds more flavor.
1–8 hrs
Sear in a Hot Pan
Place the chicken in a hot pan.
Cook
Sear for 5–6 minutes, until char-edged underneath.
5–6 min
Flip & Repeat
Flip the chicken and sear the other side for another 5–6 minutes.
Rest
Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes.
5 min
Slice Thin
Slice the chicken thinly.
Slice Toppings
Slice the tomatoes and red onion.
Serve
Pile the sliced chicken into warm pita with the tomato and red onion, and serve with toum (Lebanese garlic sauce) or tahini sauce.
Wrap it up!
Juicy. Spiced. Char-edged.
With toum (Lebanese garlic sauce) or tahini sauce, warm pita, tomato and red onion.