Mom’s Shawerma()

Mom’s Shawerma()

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Servings: 3

    • About This Recipe

    “Before I got married, I had this for lunch every single day (Mom made it for me!)”

    Ingredients

  • 2boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 1smallonion, chopped
  • 3clovesgarlic, minced
  • 3tablespoonswhite vinegar
  • 3tablespoonslemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 1/4 teaspooncumin
  • 1/4 teaspoonground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoonground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoonground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoonblack pepper
  • 1tablespoonoil
  • 1/2-1teaspoonground sumac(optional)

    • Directions

  • Mix all ingredients, cover and let marinate for an hour.
  • Cook over medium heat in a large saucepan until done (should be dry).
  • (I don’t like onions and garlic all that much, so i pick the chicken out).
  • If you can get arabian pita bread from an international store, do so, it is a million times better than pita.
  • Heat bread, spread with a little mayo.
  • Put chicken along one side and wrap.
  • Variations: try adding french fries, or pickles.
  • Instead of plain mayo, mix some mayo with lemon juice, olive oil and garlic.

    • Reviews

  • “This is delicious! I added a touch of cayenne pepper, just because we like it. I had to use the regular ole pita bread, but it sure was good! Very quick and easy, it’s a keeper.”

  • “This was awesome. Sooooo easy to make and a great taste. Thanks for sharing.”

  • “Very tasty and authentic!Thanks for sharing”

  • “Made this for dinner and was a little worried the spice combination would be a little too exotic for DH and son. They loved it. I kept the chicken breasts whole and grilled them. Sliced them up and served them in pitas with spinach, tomato, red onions, lemon garlic sauce and some feta. I made them last week and was looking up the recipe to make sure I had everything on hand to make them again this week when I realized I had forgotten to review it. It was good enough that it is already being requested again! Thank you.”

  • “Prepared this and as I was about to cook it… lost electricity.So the chicken marinated for a good 24 hours!!!It was tasty but was still missing some spices to my taste.Would make it again but would have it in a sandwich or with some type of sauce.Served it with some white pasta.Made for Holiday Tag.Thanks najwa! :)”

  • “This was good; a little plain for my taste, but yum!Would be good grilled too.”

  • “Fantastic marinade.I added yogurt and mustard to the marinade and it was exactly the same shawarma i had at moroccan restaurant.Thank u.”

  • “One of my favorite foods, and boy was this a tasty version!! Very easy to prepare as well.Enjoyed these with homemade arabian pita breads.”

  • “This was very good! We had this for dinner. Even my son enjoyed the chicken! The leftovers were even better. This is sure to become a staple in my kitchen. It is quick and easy with a great taste.”

  • “This was really good and different for me.Both my DH and I really enjoyed this.I didn’t have the coriander so instead I used cardamom and allspice in place of ground cloves.I made a garlic sauce of a head of garlic and ½ cup of olive oil whizzed together along with a Tbsp of lemon juice.When that was made I added some of that to mayonnaise and added some cayenne…Yummy! We will be making this again and next time I will remember to take a picture FIRST and then eat…I forgot to get the picture so the one posted is what I had left over with the garlic sauce on the side.Thanks for posting!!!”

  • “This is so good!! I followed the recipe to the letter (except I used apple cider vinegar AND white vinegar). It was a little watery (cook’s fault). We had it with the Arabic Pita Bread. This dish is pleasantly sour.”

  • “Another excellent recipe, Najwa!I made this tonight for dinner and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.I realized (too late) that I didn’t have any lemons :-O so I had to use a bit of sumac, which actually worked out pretty well!I doubled the cumin and the ginger too.I served it with a bit of plain yogurt and some rice.Fabulous!And so quick and easy!Thanks for another keeper!”

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