Chicken Shawarma
Turkey
About Chicken Shawarma
Chicken Shawarma is marinated chicken stacked on a vertical rotating spit and roasted slowly, with thin slices shaved off as the outside browns. The meat is wrapped in flatbread or pita with salad, pickles and sauce, or served on a plate with rice.
Shawarma comes from the same Ottoman tradition of vertical-spit roasting that produced the Turkish döner kebab, and the name comes from the Turkish word for "turning". It became one of the most popular street foods of the Levant and the Middle East.
The chicken is marinated in yogurt, lemon juice, garlic and spices such as cumin, paprika, turmeric and cinnamon. It is usually served with tahini sauce or a strong garlic sauce called toum, plus tomatoes, lettuce and pickled turnips.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs
- yogurt
- garlic
- lemon juice
- pita
- lettuce
- tomato
- tahini
- spices