Sunday supper was garlic chicken shawarma on pita bread with Greek tzatziki sauce. It was my first time cooking shawarma and I was blown away by the big flavors and heady aroma of the spices. The family loved it too and will be a regular meal from now on!
I mostly followed the recipe here: https://www.recipetineats.com/chicken-sharwama-middle-eastern/. The link was shared by others on this site and I found it searching this forum, thanks Brethren!
I deviated from the menu using finely chopped fresh raw garlic and a heaping tablespoon each of Garlish Dracula Gourmet Garlic Condiment & Sauce and Garlish Simply Delicious Dragon Breath Gourmet Garlic Condiment & Sauce. I bought them after sampling at a local Farmer’s market. The Garlish freshness and flavors are legit! Basically sunflower oil, raw garlic, lemon juice, dried parsley and kosher salt. The Dragon Breath had just the right amount of habaneros to add some heat. The Garlish garlic and horseradish sauce is also great but had nothing to do with this cook.
Back to the chicken shawarma, I marinated the boneless/skinless thighs overnight in the spices, Garlish, oil, lemon juice, etc per recipe and prepared the PK 360 for high heat direct cooking using B&B oak briquettes.
It is a very fast cook, 4 to 5 minutes on each side was perfect for a superb crust and moist, juicy thighs! The smell of the cardamom, coriander and cumin while on the grill was fantastic.
While the chicken was resting I heated both pita and naan bread over the coals then chopped tomatoes, lettuce and onions. The dill and cucumber tzatziki sauce, also from the farmer’s market was a perfect compliment. Shawarma time! And I won’t wait so long next time. Thanks!
I mostly followed the recipe here: https://www.recipetineats.com/chicken-sharwama-middle-eastern/. The link was shared by others on this site and I found it searching this forum, thanks Brethren!
I deviated from the menu using finely chopped fresh raw garlic and a heaping tablespoon each of Garlish Dracula Gourmet Garlic Condiment & Sauce and Garlish Simply Delicious Dragon Breath Gourmet Garlic Condiment & Sauce. I bought them after sampling at a local Farmer’s market. The Garlish freshness and flavors are legit! Basically sunflower oil, raw garlic, lemon juice, dried parsley and kosher salt. The Dragon Breath had just the right amount of habaneros to add some heat. The Garlish garlic and horseradish sauce is also great but had nothing to do with this cook.
Back to the chicken shawarma, I marinated the boneless/skinless thighs overnight in the spices, Garlish, oil, lemon juice, etc per recipe and prepared the PK 360 for high heat direct cooking using B&B oak briquettes.
It is a very fast cook, 4 to 5 minutes on each side was perfect for a superb crust and moist, juicy thighs! The smell of the cardamom, coriander and cumin while on the grill was fantastic.
While the chicken was resting I heated both pita and naan bread over the coals then chopped tomatoes, lettuce and onions. The dill and cucumber tzatziki sauce, also from the farmer’s market was a perfect compliment. Shawarma time! And I won’t wait so long next time. Thanks!
