Chicken Shawarma with Fresh Pita Bread Recipe | Spinning Grillers

Step 1: Part 1: Combine Tomato paste, garlic cloves, plain yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, seasoning, and whisk in a large bowl.

Step 2: Add in the chicken make sure to cover all the chicken slices with the marinade sauce. After covering the chicken, place in the fridge for 24 hours to soak in the flavors.

Step 3: Part 2: Using the Spinning Shawarma Grill: Begin by stacking the chicken on the shawarma pole and add a large white onion and tomato on the top. Begin the cooking process and keep an eye on the chicken and shave the meat as it cooks (about every 10 - 15 minutes). The shawarma machine plays an important role in the cooking method because it helps the chicken cook evenly with control of heat and with special details that helps get the meat pole closer or farther away from the heat. Here is a video demonstrating the stacking of meat on a vertical broiler.

Step 4: Follow the direction on the yeast package and separately combine 2 tbsp of active yeast and warm water until it dissolved, set aside until the yeast creates some foam bubbles for about 10 minutes.

Step 5: Now for the easiest part of creating a dough, using Spinning Grillers dough mixer machine. Add in the dry ingredients followed by the yeast mix, the yogurt, and the vegetable oil. And while the machine is running on low, slowly drizzle the warm water in the flour until it starts forming into a dough, once the dough is formed, level up the speed and let the machine knead the dough for about 4-5 minutes.

Step 6: Take out the dough and save in a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap. For best results let the dough rest for 24 hours to double in size before using.

Step 7: After the dough has rested, begin by shaping the dough in small balls. The dough will create about 9-10 dough balls.

Step 8: On a clean surface covered with a coat of all-purpose flour, begin with a rolling pin shaping each roll into a thin flat and round dough that looks like a mini pizza. Repeat the process for each ball.

Step 9: Now using a Pita Oven: There are many benefits of having a pita oven. For one that pita is consumed with every Mediterranean dish, making fresh pita bread will rank your restaurant on a higher level of authenticity, also it is also great for multiple uses such as tortilla, naan, and the famous “ Manoushe” Zaatar pie. Below link for our Spinning grilles Pita ovens.

Step 10: Begin the process of baking the bread as shown in the video, bake until slightly golden and ready to serve hot. This pita bread recipe will stay fresh for about a week.

Step 11: After cooking the chicken shawarma and cooking the bread, the two most important parts of the shawarma sandwich.