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Chicken Shawarma |
Ingredients - fresh pita bread- Whole dill pickle (cut lengthwise into 4 pieces - French fries - garlic spread (follow recipe) Marinade for chicken - 2 lb. boneless chicken with (cut into pieces) - 1\2 tsp. ground cinnamon - 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg - 1/2 tsp. ground green cardamoms - 3/4 tsp. allspice 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper - 1/4 t. ground cloves - 1/2 tsp. crushed red chili - 1 1\2 tsp. salt - 4 tbsp. fresh lemon juice - 1tsp. sumac, optional Ingredients for garlic sauce: - 2 whole garlic bulbs - 1 tsp. salt - 1 cup corn oil - 3 tbsp. lemon juice |
1.
Wash the chicken pieces pat dry. Place the chicken pieces in a bowl.
Mix all the spices
with lemon juice to make thick paste. Rub the paste over the chicken pieces thoroughly.
Marinate it for 5-6 hours at room temperature over night in the refrigerator. 2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease a baking dish with oil, put chicken pieces in skin side down, and bake it for about 20 minutes. Take it out, turn them over and bake for 10-15 more minutes or until the chicken is tender. 3. Remove the skin and shred the chicken with a sharp knife. Put the shredded chicken back in the baking dish. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sumac and mix well. Garlic Spread: Put the garlic and salt in a food processor or chopper and process to a smooth paste. Add oil in a thin stream and process until oil and garlic form a uniform mixture. add lemon juice and process once. ASSEMBLY: Take one pita bread, put a thin layer of garlic spread. Put 4 tablespoons of shredded chicken, a few slices of pickle and French fries. Roll it, wrap in paper napkin. |