Chicken Shawarma in Pita Bread

Name: Chicken Shawarma in Pita Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 pitas
Ingredients: 700 g chicken thighs; 150 g plain yogurt; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pc lemon; 1 teaspoon ground caraway; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; salt; 3 tablespoons tahini; 1 clove garlic; 1 pc lemon; 4 pcs pita bread; 2 pcs tomatoes; 1 pc salad cucumber; 1 pc red onion

Eduard LáskaMeatLebanese Cuisine x se líbilo

Chicken shawarma is a Middle Eastern street food best known here as a stuffed pita. The thighs marinate in yogurt with garlic and oriental spices, then grill until golden and get sliced thin. A warm pita takes the meat, crunchy vegetables and a generous helping of tahini sauce. Every bite is juicy, spiced and fresh at once. It comes together fast and fills you up reliably.

Příprava: 20min

Vaření: 25min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 45min

Step by step process

Marinade preparation

1
For the chicken shawarma, mix yogurt, crushed garlic, olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Add ground cumin, sweet paprika, turmeric, ground cinnamon, ground coriander and salt.
2
Cut the chicken thighs into pieces or strips about 3 to 4 cm long and add to the marinade. Mix well so every piece is coated with the spices.
3
Cover the bowl with cling film and let the meat marinate in the fridge for at least an hour, ideally overnight.

Grilling the chicken

4
Heat a grill pan or oven to 200 °C. Take the chicken out of the marinade and let the excess drip off.
5
Grill or bake the chicken pieces for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through, internal temperature 75 °C. Let the meat rest for 5 minutes, then slice thinly.

Tahini sauce

6
Mix the tahini with crushed garlic and lemon juice. Add cold water spoon by spoon, 2 to 4 tablespoons, until the sauce thickens to a dressing. Season with salt.

Assembly

7
Warm the pita in a dry pan so it is soft. Slice the tomato and cucumber into rounds or strips and cut the red onion into thin half-moons.
8
Open the pita, add a portion of chicken slices, pile on fresh vegetables and drizzle generously with tahini sauce. Serve immediately.