How to wrap a shawarma at home

Shaurma is an oriental dish, which gained immense popularity in the late 90s. Prepare it with bread, lavash and flat cakes. The main and irreplaceable ingredient is meat. The filling in shawarma is different and depends on the choice of the recipe and individual preferences. Many people are interested in how to wrap a shawarma at home. This will be discussed later.

Traditionally, meat for shuarma is fried in an upright position on the electrograss, after which, cutting with thin plates, put into lavash. At home, not everyone has an electric grill, so small-cut meat can simply be fried in a frying pan. Meat must be pre-marinated before roasting. Marinate it in a simple way - adding spices, chopped onion rings. After that, pour the meat with acidified white wine or apple cider vinegar and leave to marinate for at least an hour. Meat for shawarma can be used any: from chicken to pork, it all depends on personal preferences.

Before you wrap the shawarma, you need to prepare a special sauce. Prepare it from vegetable oil, garlic, eggs and salt. For one liter of oil there are 2 eggs, 9-12 cloves of garlic and a teaspoon of salt. Eggs with salt are beaten with a mixer. After add the crushed garlic and slowly pour in the oil - so that the sauce is not too liquid. You can also experiment and add a little lemon or vinegar. Fans of the sharp can put a little red pepper and turmeric. Afterwards a glass of warm water is poured into the sauce. Those who do not have the desire to prepare sauce, can replace it with mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard.

Often, French fries are added to shawarma , which is not recommended. In addition, that it spoils the taste of the shawarma itself, French fries, poured with sauce, can become dehydrated and turn into porridge. Therefore it is better not to put it.

For the preparation of shawarma it is necessary to use fresh lavash, since the stale can crack, and the filling will come out. Before wrapping the shawarma, pre-fried meat and stuffing are put on a sheet of lavash from one side. Here you can use different ingredients: Korean carrots, cut cabbage, onions, mushrooms, tomato slices, pickled cucumbers - all this is perfect for filling shawarma. Does not hurt and grated cheese. Do not forget about the sauce. After everything is laid, you can start to twist.

How to wrap shaurma properly? To do this, the ends of the pita bread are folded across the filling, and after it is wrapped pita with stuffing in the form of a tube. So the filling will not fall out of pita bread. Then shawarma needs to be warmed up.

Traditionally, a device similar to an electric wafer is used for heating. At home, you can use a frying pan. It is not recommended to reheat the dish in the microwave, as pita bread can become dehydrated.

If you followed all the recommendations, you should get a very tasty shawarma. The calorie content of such a product, given its composition, is certainly considerable, but still you can sometimes pamper yourself and loved ones with this delicious dish.