Princes Chicken Shawarma Recipes

PRINCE'S CHICKEN SHAWARMA

Steps:

• For the chicken shawarma seasonings: Combine the paprika, black pepper, seasoned salt, allspice, cumin powder, granulated garlic, cinnamon, mahlab, red pepper, white pepper and cardamom in a bowl.
• For prince's chicken shawarma: Cut chicken into 1-inch dice and put in a mixing bowl.
• Drizzle chicken with 1 ounce corn oil and the apple cider vinegar. Apply the chicken shawarma seasonings and tumble chicken in seasonings to mix evenly.
• Season a large frying pan with the remaining 2 tablespoons corn oil and turn to high heat.
• Add chicken shawarma and sear 1 side, then stir to flip. Add the diced onions and 1/8 cup Lemon Garlic Sauce. Mix onions and sear second side of chicken. Mix/flip chicken and add diced tomatoes.
• When chicken is ready, finish with hot sauce and additional 1/8 cup Lemon Garlic Sauce and serve with Vermicelli Rice, Hummus and pita bread.
• Whisk together lemon juice, garlic and 1/4 cup cold water in a bowl until incorporated.
• Soak rice for 15 minutes in cold water, then strain.
• Mix 2 1/2 cups water together with chicken bouillon in a bowl.
• Fry vermicelli noodles in corn oil in a rice pot, then add the rice and mix together. Stir in the bouillon mixture.
• Cover and turn to high heat. Once pot begins to steam from sides of lid, turn to lowest heat and let simmer 5 minutes.
• Rice will again begin to steam from sides after a few minutes; when you see this, turn off heat and let rice sit for 5 minutes more.
• Add chickpeas, tahini, oil, salt, garlic and lemon juice to a food processor and pulse until desired texture is reached.

SHEET PAN CHICKEN SHAWARMA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine the olive oil, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, turmeric, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt and a generous amount of pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken and onions and toss to coat evenly. Spread in a single layer on a sheet pan, making sure the pieces are not overlapping. Bake until the chicken is cooked through and the onions are slightly caramelized, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the yogurt, lemon juice and a generous amount of pepper in a medium bowl until smooth. Warm the pitas in the microwave on a microwave-safe plate, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Spread the yogurt sauce on top of the pitas and spoon the chicken and onions over the sauce. Top with the pickles, tomatoes and shredded lettuce.