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Kebab King Chicken Shawarma

Here's how you make Kebab King Chicken Shawarma
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR MARINADE
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon spice blend (Lebanese seven-spice or 1/2 teaspoon Baharat, see notes in intro)
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 55 grams Greek yogurt
  • FOR KEBAB
  • 500 grams boneless skinless chicken thighs (fillets)
  • 300 grams potatoes (floury ones peeled and cut into chips)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • TO SERVE
  • Lebanese garlic sauce or garlic mayo
  • Flatbreads (4 large)
  • Little Gem lettuces, 2 shredded
  • Flat-leaf parsley, 2 large handfuls
  • Gherkins, sliced
  • Pickled turnips sliced
  • Chilli sauce to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix together all the ingredients for the marinade with lots of seasoning in a large bowl and add the chicken and mix well and then cover and chill overnight.

  • Step 2: When you’re ready to cook, heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.

  • Step 3: Put the chips into a mixing bowl, cover with cold water and soak for 5 minutes and then drain and pat dry with kitchen paper and transfer to a roasting tray, drizzle over the olive oil and season and mix and roast for 12 minutes until the chips start to soften.

  • Step 4: Arrange the chicken thighs on a grilling rack.

  • Step 5: Remove the chips from the oven and turn and place the grilling rack over the tray of chips and return to the oven and cook for 18-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and tender.

  • Step 6: Slice the chicken into thin strips, squeeze over the lemon juice and toss.

  • Step 7: To serve, spread the garlic sauce over the flatbreads and top with the lettuce, parsley, gherkins, pickled turnips, chicken and chips and dizzle over chilli sauce to taste.


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