Chicken Shwarma - Chawarma Lahme

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As part of a mezze, or as the main ingredient in a sandwich, or pita wrap, this is a flavorful, homey recipe. This recipe is translated from Cuisine du Liban by Pomme Larmoyer.

by Mme M·published 2007-01-03

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Lunch/Snacks

Servings

6 serving(s)

Total time

24h 10m

prep 24h

Calories / serving

293 kcal

Ingredients (10)

serves

2 lbs chicken breastschicken-breast
4 tablespoons lemon juicelemon-juice
1 tablespoon olive oilolive-oil
3 garlic clovesgarlic
3 tablespoons yoghurt
1 teaspoon tomato pastetomato-paste
1 teaspoon ground cumincumin
1 teaspoon ground coriandercoriander
1/2 teaspoon pepperpepper
1/2-1 teaspoon saltsalt

Instructions (5 steps)

01Cut the chicken breasts, or just white chicken meat, into long, slim strips, then into lengths that are about an inch long.
02Put them into a bowl or other container, and allow them to marinate in the lemon juice (or white vinegar, if you want), olive oil, crushed and diced garlic, yoghurt, tomato paste, salt, pepper and spices.
03Allow 24 hours for the flavors to develop.
04The following day, remove and drain the chicken pieces from the marinade, and saute them for 10 minutes.

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