Crispy Chicken Shawarma

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Viral Crispy Chicken Shawarma 😮‍💨

Recipe:

2lbs chicken thighs
3-4 garlic cloves, peeled
2 Tbsp hot pepper paste or tomato paste
¼ cup yogurt
1 Tbsp white vinegar (or lemon juice)
2 Tbsp olive oil

Spices: (or from @aspiceaffair )

1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp clove
½ tsp msg
Salt to taste

Optional:
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp cayenne pepper

3 Tbsp beef tallow or neutral oil

Red sauce:
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup water
Salt to taste

To Assemble:

Large pita bread/flat bread
Toum (store bought from @toom)
Thinly sliced pickles
Pomegranate molasses

Today we’re making a crispy chicken shawerma. M I don’t know why crispy shawerma is trending online, but I’m here for it. The key to a good home shawerma is to get really thin slices on some thighs. And our marinade starts with a handful of heartburn. You can do tomato paste or hot pepper paste. We’re going to add a small amount of full fat yogurt. Do not use Greek yogurt. To this, we squeeze in a little bit of fresh lemon juice. Then just give that a squirt of oil. And then the most important part for the flavor profile, some shawarma spices. If you want to make it from scratch, I’ll list it down below. Or you could use a premixed one. I love the one from Spice Affair. Just give this mixture a quick blip. and just let it talk to all that beautiful chicken. I’m just going to give this a quick mix and you marinate this until you lose patience. And me personally, I’m going overnight to give it an amazing exterior. Start it with some oil. Throw in lots of tomato or hot pepper paste. When foamy and toasty, we need a little cayenne pepper. Trust me, and add a little ketchup. And I’m just going to splash in a little bit of water and turn it into a paste. Now, the fun part is here. The sheet tray has been sitting in the oven for about 105 minutes on a high broil. I like to throw in a little beef tallow and then instantly slide on our beautifully marinated chicken. Then you want to spread it out into a thin layer and throw it into the oven on a high broil. Chicken only needs about 10 15 minutes. And here I’m going to toss an aluminum foil boil with oil and then a lit natural charcoal to smoke. To assemble, you want to split a pita and use the insides. Enough tomb to ruin your breath. A generous pile of that beautiful chicken. And then some wild cucumber pickles. Then you want to just fold, tuck, and roll. Toast the steam side down in some pan drippings. Then we’re going to paint on that beautiful red paste that we made. Just make sure you flip them and base all the sides. And as always,