Beef Shawarma Recipe Crockpot

Beef Shawarma Recipe Crockpot

Learn how to make Beef Shawarma right in your crockpot. Restaurant style beef shawarma.

There is affordable shawarma vertical broiler you can buy, but today I decided to make it in crockpot. why?.. Crockpot helps tenderize the meat as well as it brings out the flavor in food. I love crockpot not because it allows one-step preparation, but also it can cook our food slowly, while we are away.

Let's start by preparing the homemade shawarma seasoning-All spices, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Next come the marinade. we'll use the homemade shawarma seasoning we made combined with vinegar and olive oil. Now, we are gonna cut the meat into slices as if we're making steak and add the spices and we're just gonna let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours. 

Make it perfect and plan it ahead. Believe me it's worth it. 

We all know marinating gives the meat more flavor, so it affects the taste and the tenderness of meat.

Here, I used skewers to hold the meat vertically, by stacking up the meat.

I started off by adding the onion slices and tomatoes first, and then I placed the meat over. I cut the end of the skewers so I can cover the crockpot easily.

Once the meat is done, just shred it and serve it in pita pockets, topped with onions, tomatoes, pickles and tarator sauce. Or, you can make Beef Shawarma Bowl (Rice on the bottom topped with onions, tomatoes, pickles and  tarator sauce)



Beef Shawarma Recipe Crockpot

Prep time:5 mins(not counting marinating)

cook time: 4 hours

Beef  Shawarma is a middle eastern traditional dish. It is very popular plate served in different ways, and also made in different ways.

Ingredients:



For the meat:

• 2 lbs. (900 g) flap meat or top sirloin


• 1 tsp all spices


• 2 pieces cardamom


• 1/2 tsp nutmeg


• 1/4 tsp black pepper


• 1/2 tsp cinnamon 


• 1/4 cup vinegar


• 3 tbsp. olive oil


• 1 medium onion, moon sliced


• 2 tomatoes sliced

For the sauce:( Tahini-Based- Sauce)

• 5 tbsp.  cup tahini


• 4 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice


• 3 tbsp. water


• pinch of salt

To serve:

• Pita bread or tortilla bread


• fresh tomatoes, sliced


• pickles

Directions:

The meat:

1.  Cut the meat into thin slices. Place the beef into a bowl. Add black pepper, cinnamon, allspices, cardamom, nutmeg and salt. Toss them to combine.


2. In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar and olive oil. Add the beef. Cover them and marinate for at least 8 hours in the refrigerator. ideally for 24 hours.


3. Start adding the beef shawarma slices 2-3 slices up, and then place the skewers on the beef. Continue stacking the beef.


4. When you are ready to cook. Add the onions and tomatoes to the crockpot. Add the Beef Shawarma to crockpot, cover it and hit the high button and let cook for about 4 hours.


5. Shred the meat using knife.

The sauce:

In a small bowl mix well all the ingredients until combined.

Optional: Add more water if you like the sauce runny texture. Also, you can add some fresh parsley leave and pine nuts

To Serve:



Open the pita bread add some shredded meat, tomatoes and onions, pickles, and the tarator sauce.











Enjoy!

Seasoned with love:)