Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
Shawarma is a fast-food staple across the Middle East, Europe,and in some parts of Canada. I like to think of shawarmas as the “Arabian Taco,” because of their ubiquitous and inexpensive nature. Chicken Shawarma  sandwich are thinly cut meat stuffed inside  pita breads which were sliced open and served with tomatoes, cucumbers, hummus, tahini or garlic sauce.
Chicken Shawarma Sandwich Recipe
By Published: July 29, 2012
- Yield: 4-6 Servings
- Prep: 6 hrs mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Ready In: 51 mins
Shawarma is a fast-food staple across the Middle East, Europe,and in some parts of Canada. I like to think of shawarmas as the …
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken thinly cut
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon ground Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon all spice
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg powder
- Hummus / garlic sauce your choice
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 juice of lemon
- 2 cardamom
- For Filling
- 6 pita bread pockets
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 2 cucumbers thinly chopped
- parsley chopped
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients and marinade chicken, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
- Heat oil in pan and place marinated chicken strips and cook in medium high. cook few at a time do not over crowd the pan.
- Cook till the chicken is done and starts to turn brown and leaves oil.
- Place enough chicken on pita that cover 1/4 of the loaf. Add veggies and pour sauce. Roll like a soft taco or burrito and you have shawarma! You can also stuff the pocket of the pita if you like.
