Have you ever had shawarma?
“There’s a shawarma joint about two blocks from here. I don’t know what it is but I want to try it.”
Iron Man may not know have known shawarma then but he quickly remedied that. And I don’t blame him. Shawarma is very similar to a gyro or doner kebab, and many years ago, I was fortunate enough to live in a place where I had easy access to it. It’s one of my all-time favorite street foods, so imagine my excitement when I saw a home-kitchen-friendly version here on Tasty Kitchen!
I say “home-kitchen-friendly” because, like gyros, shawarma meat is usually roasted on a vertical rotating spit, preferably over a wood fire. I don’t know many home kitchens equipped with one, but Julie’s recipe for Chicken Shawarma with Hummus and Pita only needs a hot oven. And she makes chili hummus to go with it. (Click the photo above to get the printable!)
Ah, chicken shawarma. Luscious chicken full of earthy flavors, roasted in the oven, served on toasted pita bread spread with chili hummus and topped with fresh veggies and some tzatziki or tahini sauce. It’s no wonder even superheroes who just spent a few hard days saving the world make time to kick back and polish off one or two (or twenty—I’m looking at you, Hulk) of these.
Thanks for sharing, Julie! Chicken shawarma is definitely happening in my kitchen soon, and you can bet I’m going to have fun saying “shawarma” over and over again until someone tells me to quit it already.
Have a great weekend, friends!
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janet on 3.20.2015
I lived in the Middle East for years and Shwarma was one of our street food delights. It is omnipresent, and consists of seasoned boneless meat broiled on a vertical rotisserie, sliced and served on soft rolled pita bread. Zatar, including sumac, was always part of the seasoning mix and is widely available in specialty markets and online. Usually, in my experience, dill pickle was the only garnish, and the bread was warmed and soft, not toasted. That’s not to say that this pizza style version doesn’t look delicious, but it seems way more Greek than Arabic to me.