‘Tis the season of packed social calendars, buying and wrapping presents and keeping school kids busy during winter break. Who has time to make a complicated dinner?
To help with dinner-in-a hurry situations, keep a selection of pre-made spice blends in your cupboard. Ready-made seasoning blends can save time and effort by eliminating the need to measure and mix individual spices. They can also introduce a variety of flavors, easily enhancing your culinary repertoire with minimal preparation.
Shawarma spice blend is one of my favorites. Made with allspice, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, coriander and nutmeg, it has a bold, brash flavor. It’s the backbone of shawarma, a popular Middle Eastern street food made from meat such as lamb, chicken or beef that’s most often cooked on a vertical rotisserie. The highly seasoned meat is typically shaved off in thin slices and served in pita or atop a salad.
Spice things up with the easiest and tastiest wrap this holiday season.
Chicken Shawarma
You can find pre-made shawarma spice blends at Middle Eastern markets and in the spice aisle of well-stocked grocery stores. Once the chicken is seasoned with the spice blend, it can be cooked immediately or refrigerated for up to 24 hours, which will result in a deeper flavor.
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