International Recipes

Chicken Shawerma

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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts and legs (do not remove the skin)

Marinade

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground green cardamoms
  • 3/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed hot chile peppers
  • Salt, to taste
  • About 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon sumac*, to be sprinkled on after cooking

Garlic Spread

  • 2 whole garlic bulbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • About 1 cup corn oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Other Ingredients

  • Fresh pita bread
  • Garlic Spread
  • Dill pickle
  • French fries

* Ground powder from the cashew family, used as a seasoning

Instructions

  1. Wash the chicken pieces. Put them into a bowl.
  2. Mix all the spices with lemon juice. Pour Marinade over chicken and rub well. Marinate for 5 to 6 hours.
  3. Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a baking dish with oil, put chicken pieces in skin side down, and bake for about 20 minutes.
  4. Turn chicken pieces over and bake for another 20 minutes.
  5. Remove chicken from oven and remove the skin. With a sharp knife, shred the chicken and put it back into the baking dish. Sprinkle the sumac over and mix well.
  6. Garlic Spread: Peel the garlic and put it into food processor. Add salt. Process until nicely mashed. Add oil in a thin stream. Keep on processing until oil is mixed with garlic. Add lemon juice. Mix and transfer it to a bowl. (Can be prepared ahead of time).
  7. Assembly: Take one pita bread, put a thin layer of garlic spread inside. Stuff with shredded chicken, a few slices of pickle and French fries. Roll it, wrap in paper.
  8. Serve.


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