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Crispy fried chicken shawarma wrap with tahini sauce

Buttermilk-marinated chicken double-coated in panko and fried, wrapped with fries, pink sauce and a real Arabic tahini-herb sauce.

Prep25 min
Cook20 min
Total45 min
Serves3

Ingredients

  • Chicken, cut in strips
  • Buttermilk (milk + vinegar or lemon), tomato paste and mustard, for the marinade
  • Seasonings to taste
  • Flour mixed with cornstarch, plus panko, for coating
  • Oil, for frying
  • For the Arabic sauce: tahini
  • Lemon or vinegar
  • Chopped garlic
  • Cilantro and parsley
  • Olive oil, water, salt and pepper
  • For assembly: wrap tortillas, pink sauce (ketchup + mayo), lettuce, red onion, tomato, fries

Instructions

  1. Marinate the chicken in buttermilk with tomato paste, mustard and your seasonings.
  2. Coat in the flour-cornstarch mix, dip back into the marinade, then press into panko.
  3. Fry until deeply golden and crisp.
  4. Blend the Arabic sauce: tahini, lemon, garlic, herbs, olive oil, water, salt and pepper, to a pourable cream.
  5. Build the wraps: pink sauce, lettuce, chicken, tomato, onion, fries and a generous ribbon of tahini sauce. Roll tight, toast briefly, and slice.
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