Chicken shawarma puff pastry
Partial
Partial (planned, April 2, 2025; the exact marinating time and detailed assembly instructions are not recoverable)
Ingredients
- Chicken — approximately 470 g
- Yogurt — 125 g
- Garlic — 1 clove
- Lemon — 1/2
- Olive oil — 1 tablespoon
- Tomato paste — 1 teaspoon
- Harissa — 1 teaspoon
- Salt — 1/2 teaspoon
- Black pepper — 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin — 1/2 teaspoon
- Turmeric — 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon — 1/4 teaspoon
- Sumac — 1/2 teaspoon
- Onion — 1/2 large onion
- Puff pastry — amount not given
- Tahini for filling — amount not given
- Additional sumac for filling — amount not given
Steps
- Combine the yogurt, garlic, lemon, olive oil, tomato paste, harissa and spices.
- Coat the chicken in the marinade.
- Cook the chicken and onion before assembling the pastry.
- Place the cooked chicken mixture inside the puff pastry.
- Incorporate tahini and sumac into the pastry filling.
- Close the pastry.
- Bake at 200°C for approximately 20–25 minutes.
The exact marinating time and detailed assembly instructions are not recoverable.
Notes
- Final — planned: Chicken Shawarma Puff Pastry with Tahini and Sumac.
- Unclear: Whether the pastry was actually baked and the amount of tahini used.
My decisions
- I wanted the chicken and onion cooked before the pastry went into the oven.
- I specifically wanted tahini and sumac inside the pastry.
Variations (ideas from the same chat, in order)
- Middle Eastern yogurt-marinated chicken.
- Chicken shawarma with garlic, lemon and spices.
- Chicken with tomato paste and harissa.
- Chicken shawarma enclosed in puff pastry.
- Puff pastry with tahini and sumac inside.
Source: ChatGPT archive (recipes-part-2.pdf), conversation 8, April 2, 2025