Chicken Shawarma

Recipe courtesy Cafe Mediterranean

Show: $40 a DayEpisode: Coos Bay

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (14)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(14)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 8 hr 0 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 8 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

10 cloves garlic, chopped
2 lemons, juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon ground pepper
5 drops yellow food coloring, optional
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 pieces pita bread
1 tomato, chopped
Shawarma Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

To make the marinade: In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, lemon juice, and oil. Add curry powder, salt, pepper, and food coloring and whisk to combine. Add chicken and coat with marinade. Marinate chicken overnight in the refrigerator.

Preheat a grill to medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade. Grill chicken for about 10 minutes on each side or until fully cooked through. Serve chicken on pita and top with tomatoes and Shawarma Sauce.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

Shawarma Sauce:

3 cloves garlic

1 cup store-bought tahini

3 cups water

1/2 cup lemon juice

Salt

Add garlic to the bowl of a food processor and process until chopped. Add tahini and pulse to combine. With the machine running, slowly add cold water until frothy. Add lemon juice and mix until creamy. Season with salt, to taste.

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recipe Chicken Shawarma
Brandon Beverly Hills, CA 10-24-2009
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HERE IS GUY'S RECIPE- LINK
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/good-karma-schawarma-recipe/index.html
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Carol Simi Valley, CA 07-15-2009
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Not authentic but really tasty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So, this isn't a traditional chicken shawarma, but it's really tasty non the less. I marinaded it for about 6 hours and... cooked it stove top on a grill pan. It had so much flavor and was really moist. And still tasted great as left overs for lunch the next day. I wasn't a big fan of the sauce. A little too runny for my preference. I would recommend either using a store bought hummus or taziki sauce. Served it with warm pita bread and a side of couscous. It was a very satisfying meal and the marinade was really easy to make. If you prefer stuffing it in a pita, try a little tomato, red onion or persian cucumbers to add a little coolness to all the spice.Read more
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Mark Lindsborg, KS 06-22-2009
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Looking for Guy's recipe?
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This is not the shawarma recipe from Guy's big bite. IF you would like that recipe, search for "Good Karma Schawarma." (Note... the different spellings for "schawarma.")Read more
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Autumn Belton, MO 06-16-2009
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I need Guy's recipe
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Can someone please give detailed instruction as to Guy's way of making this. I really want to try it his way but missed what... he put in the marinade; amounts of each ingredient. This looks fantastic! Can't wait to try it. Read more
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Kay Brimley, MI 06-12-2009
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Jennifer is right . . . Guy's recipe is
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Karma Schawarma. Marinade ingredients are yogurt, garlic, onion, viengar, parsley, oregano, salt, cumin, pepper, red chili... flakes and sage. Then it's baked as shown on the program. Haven't tried it yet, but it looks outstanding!Read more
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Jennifer Oakton, VA 04-01-2009
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This is NOT Guy Fieri's Recipe
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

There seems to be some confusion among the reviewers of this recipe. This recipe is actually from a restaurant featured in... Rachel Ray's $40 a day series. Guy's recipe is completely different. On his show, Guy says that his marinade consists of yogurt, onion, garlic, chili powder, and more. Unfortunately, I haven't found his recipe for chicken shawarma on this site yet. Read more