What is Shawarma and how do i use it?

What is Shawarma? In this article - you will learn what Shawarma is, how you can make it at home and how to cook it.

What is it?

Shawarma is one of the worlds most popular street foods, it is made from marinated strips of meat such as lamb, beef or chicken. These are stacked onto a rotating spit in front of a heat source for several hours. This very tasty food is a staple dish in middle eastern restaurants.

How is it made?

On a commercial scale, Shawarma is made by alternately stacking pieces of seasoned meat, strips of fat, Sometimes lemons, onions or tomatoes are added to these too.

How to make Shawarma chicken at home.

Slice chicken breast into 1cm slices

Mix 2 table spoons of olive oil with 15grams of shawarma 

Add 2 table spoons of greek yoghurt

Mix it all together and allow the chicken to marinate for 12-24 hours

After

There are many ways to cook the shawarma. To get the authentic smoky flavours - cook the chicken on a bbq until the chicken reaches 75C internal temperature otherwise pan sear until cooked.

To make beef shawarma, take a 1kg lean cut such as bavette steak - slice this very thinly (try freezing for 1 hour to help slicing thinly).

Take the shawarma seasoning, add 1 tablespoon of seasoning to 50ml of olive oil and 50ml of white wine vinegar, complete with 15ml  lemon juice. Combine and leave for 2 hours.

Cook in a skillet for around 10 minutes.

3 hours Shawarma fast recipe.250g chicken breast, 15ml Shawarma seasoning, 100ml greek yoghurt, 10ml lemon juice, 25ml cider vinegar,25ml olive oil,  2 tbsp raw papaya paste. Make cuts all over the chicken and Mix together and marinate for 3 hours before cooking.