Delicious snacks are a very important part of the dining table. Having learned how to cook such a pleasant addition to the main dishes, you will certainly conquer both home and guests. Pay attention to a very interesting appetizer called shawarma. How to make this tasty and satisfying dish at home? In fact, the recipe is available to anyone who wants to please their family.
To prepare homemade shawarma, you need to purchase the following set of ingredients:
- pita;
- chicken or lamb fillet (the latter is preferable);
- fresh cucumber;
- a tomato;
- mayonnaise;
- garlic;
- ketchup;
- pepper and salt.
All products can be mixed in arbitrary proportions, so that the final result will be to your taste. So how to make homemade shawarma? Everything is pretty simple. Follow these guidelines.
Shawarma is an excellent example of traditional cuisine, so you will not find a strict recipe for its preparation. There are only general rules, as well as tips from experienced chefs. To start, cut the meat into small pieces. Fry it in a small amount of vegetable oil. The meat should not turn out dry, then you will have a juicy, tender and very tasty shawarma. Pay attention to various spices. They will be very out of place in this case. You can even use turkey or pork meat if you wish. To make the filling especially juicy, add a couple of spoons of orange juice to the pan.
Cut the cucumbers into thin strips, and cut the tomatoes into cubes. You can use other vegetables. For example, fresh lettuce, carrots, sweet peppers, onions, cabbage. The result is a delicious shawarma. How to make the dish more savory? Use carrots in Korean. A small amount of this spicy salad will make the shawarma spicy and somewhat exotic.
The final step in the preparation follows. In it, all the ingredients are brought together. Expand the sheet of pita bread, about a third part, gently spread with mayonnaise. To make a sharp shawarma (we already know how to make a savory one), add chopped garlic on top. You can use a grater or a special crush. Put slices of fried on top until meat is ready. The following are chopped vegetables (distribute them in layers). After that, pour the filling again with mayonnaise. But do not overdo it, otherwise the shawarma will turn out to be too fat and high-calorie.
In addition, in the process of baking pita bread can turn around, and the dish will lose its originally conceived shape. Wrap the pita bread in the form of an oblong envelope, bake the dish for 6 or 7 minutes in the oven. Make sure that the filling does not fall out. You got a great shawarma!
How to make a vegetarian appetizer? There is such an option for this dish. So that opponents of eating meat can enjoy shawarma, use ordinary cabbage with wine vinegar, a little sugar, sour apple pulp, green beans and red onion as a filling . Fresh dill will also be appropriate.