Saad Fayed's Shawarma Beef

Total Time: 8 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs beef, prime rib is best
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 cup tahini
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons yogurt
• 8 loaves pita bread or 8 loaves thinly sliced cucumbers
• thinly sliced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon sumac
• 1 thinly sliced tomato
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 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). here is an excellent tahini recipe, if you do not have some handy.
• 2 add beef, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours, preferable overnight.
• 3 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.
• 4 while beef is cooking, prepare the sauce. combine sauce ingredients and mix well. set aside.
• 5 take the onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and sprinkle with sumac. add other filling ingredients in a large bowl and combine well.
• 6 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.
• 7 prepare the pita.
• 8 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 (this is where making your own pita comes in handy), but it is hard to find large loaves of pita at the supermarket.
• 9 serving shawarma.
• 10 you can serve shawarma with fries, falafel, hummus, or with a salad like tabouleh.