SHAWARMA RECIPE

Prep time: Less than 20 minutes

•Cook time: Less than 30 minutes

•Yield: 10 Shawarma Wraps

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 medium sized Carrots

• 1 small Cabbage

• 2 medium Sized Green bell pepper

• 1 medium sized cucumber

• 2 tbsp. chili powder

• Mayonnaise

• Ketchup

• 10 pieces Pita Bread(Shawarma bread)

• 14 chunks beef (You could also use Chicken or fish)

• 2 Scotch bonnets (Yellow/Red pepper)

• 1 small onion

•2 seasoning cubes

• ¼ bulb Ginger

• 4 cloves Garlic 

•1 tsp. Salt

•1 tsp. Curry

• ½ tsp. thyme

• 3 tbsp. Vegetable oil

Preparation/Directions:::

Step 1: Chop the cabbage, Grate the carrots, Dice the green pepper & slice the cucumber- Set aside separately

Step 2: Dice the beef and place in a Small pot. Blend the Onion, garlic, ginger, Scotch bonnets and pour into the pot with diced beef. Season with the stock cubes, Salt, Curry & thyme. Add some water and cook till tender for about 15mins. Once done, stir fry in vegetable oil for 3 mins. 

Instead of dicing, you could also grind your meat.This is really easy to do if you have a mincer, Grinder/ food processor. It also saves a whole lot of stress and money.

To start, Wash the meat thoroughly with clean water then slice off the elastic muscles with a sharp Knife. Most times the grinder is not able to grind this part of the meat. Dice the meat into smaller chunks and place in the grinder – Grind. To skip this process, simply get minced meat. 

To assemble:::

Step 3: Get one pita bread and open the pocket (This divides it into two). Place one on top of the other. 

Step 4: Rub mayonnaise over the bread on top. Add the cabbage, carrot, green pepper, cucumber, Beef – Sprinkle with powdered chili and drizzle with ketchup and more mayonnaise

Step 5: Fold to seal the contents and place on the pan (Greased with a little vegetable oil). Reduce the burner to the barest minimum and let the shawarma heat up on the side with the open flap . Flip and do the same for the other side. 

Step 6: Yep! Your beef shawarma is ready.