How To Make An Easy Beef Shwarma
Episode 92
These are the ingredients for your preparation:
Ingredients:
2 lbs beef, prime rib is best
1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup vinegar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cardamom pods
1 teaspoon allspice
juice from 1 lemon
FOR THE SAUCE:
1 cup tahini
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons yogurt
PITA FILLINGS:
8 loaves of pita bread or 4 large
thinly sliced cucumbers
thinly sliced onions
1/2 teaspoon sumac
thinly sliced tomatoes
1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
pickle slices (optional)
How to prepare your dish:
Combine all ingredients except for beef, fillings, and sauce ingredients to make marinade. If it seems a little dry, add a little olive oil (a tablespoon at a time). Add beef, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours, preferable overnight.
In a stockpot or large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat for 45 minutes or until done. Be sure not to overcook! If beef becomes a little dry, add a few tablespoons of water throughout cooking duration. While beef is cooking, prepare the sauce.
Combine sauce ingredients and mix well. Set aside. Take the onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and sprinkle with sumac.
Add other filling ingredients in a large bowl and combine well. When the beef is done, you can shred it, slice it, or leave into large pieces. As long as it it thinly cut, there is not much difference.
I prefer to cut mine into wide strips.
How to prepare your pita:
Place enough beef on pita that cover 1/4 of the loaf. Add veggies and pour sauce.
Roll like a soft taco or burrito and you have shawarma! You can also stuff the pocket of the pita if you like. I prefer to roll large pitas but it is hard to find large loaves of pita at the supermarket. .
