Homemade Chicken Shawarma
About this recipe
Homemade Chicken Shawarma is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that brings the flavors of Lebanese cuisine right to your kitchen. This recipe features a simple yet flavorful marinade that ensures your chicken is tender and packed with spices.
The creator emphasizes the importance of marinating the chicken, which can be done in just one hour or, for the best flavor, overnight. This method mimics the traditional shawarma cooking technique while making it accessible for home cooks.
Ingredient notes
- The recipe calls for 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts and 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken thighs, but you can use either or both as needed.
- For the marinade, ¼ cup of olive oil is used, which is approximately 60 ml, and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, inferred to be about 30 ml.
Tips from Feelgoodfoodie's video
- Marinating the chicken for at least one hour is crucial for flavor, but 24 hours in the fridge is recommended for the best results.
- Searing the baked chicken in a cast iron skillet after baking gives it a charred taste similar to traditional shawarma cooked on a spit.
No life story here — the video and the recipe are the whole point. All credit to Feelgoodfoodie: watch the original on YouTube.
The recipe
Ingredients
Steps
- 1
Prepare the marinade by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, salt, paprika, cardamom, cumin, crushed red pepper, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- 2
Cut the chicken thighs in half and add them to the marinade, ensuring they are well coated.
- 3
Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour at room temperature or preferably 24 hours in the fridge.
- 4
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- 5
Place the marinated chicken on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 6
Bake the chicken in the oven for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- 7
Remove the chicken from the oven and slice it into strips.
- 8
Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and sear the sliced chicken in batches until charred, using the juices from the chicken for flavor.
- 9
Serve the chicken shawarma in sandwiches with tomatoes, pickles, and tahini sauce.
Heads up — we had to guess a little:
- The lemon juice quantity was inferred based on the typical yield of a lemon.
Credit where it's due: this recipe was transcribed from Feelgoodfoodie's original video on YouTube. Follow them there — it's their dish.
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