Shawarma Djaj -- Chicken Shawarma (Lebanon -- Middle East)

Name: Shawarma Djaj -- Chicken Shawarma (Lebanon -- Middle East)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced; 1 lemon, juice of; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (a 'scant' 1/2 cup); 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme; 4 pita bread, oval; 4 tablespoons garlic sauce (see Thum -- Garlic Sauce (Lebanon -- Middle East) #373997); 2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 4 gherkins, thinly sliced lengthwise; 2 tablespoons mint, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

(3)

Recipe by Sydney Mike

This recipe comes from the 2002 cookbook, Mediterranean Street Food. Preparation time does not include the 3 hours needed for the chicken breasts to marinate.

People talking

Join In Now Join the conversation!

READY IN: 50mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

large boneless skinless chicken breasts
¹⁄₂

cup onion, thinly sliced
1

lemon, juice of
¹⁄₂

cup extra virgin olive oil (a 'scant' 1/2 cup)
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground allspice
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground black pepper
¹⁄₈

teaspoon salt, to taste
¹⁄₈

teaspoon dried thyme
4

pita bread, oval
4

tablespoons garlic sauce (see Thum -- Garlic Sauce (Lebanon -- Middle East) #373997)
2

small tomatoes, thinly sliced
1

small red onion, thinly sliced
4

gherkins, thinly sliced lengthwise
2

tablespoons mint, finely chopped
2

tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, combine chicken breasts with 1/2 cup of onion, lemon juice, olive oil & spices, then add the thyme before adding the salt to taste.
Stir well & then let marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then place chicken breasts in a roasting pan & bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
Remove from the oven & shred the chicken into slivers.
Open oval pitas at the seam to create a large pocket, then spread a tablespoon of garlic sauce on the bottom half before filling each pits with equal amounts of sandwich ingredients (i.e. chicken, tomato, onion, gherkins, mint & parsley).
Wrap the bottom of the 'sandwiches' with a napkin & serve immediately.

Submit a Recipe Correction