How chicken shawarma is made
When using chicken for shawarma, it is halved and deboned but the skin is left intact. It is marinated in lots of garlic, yoghurt, ginger bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, dried lime, spicy paprika and vinegar, an overwhelming amount of ingredients that give chicken shawarma its unique taste and flavor. When the chicken is skewered the thigh is kept in the middle while the breast meat forms the outer layers so that the cone shape is kept in place. After getting the skewer to about 30 cm, the edges are smoothened out with a knife and the excess chicken meat placed in the center of the skewer where more chicken breast is placed to keep it in place. A skewer of shawarma Toronto that weights at least 60 kg can be used up in one night due to its popularity. All that is added is garlic paste, French fries and pickles and you’ve got one of the best Turkish snacks.
How veal and lamb and made into shawarma
When a leg of veal and a leg of lamb are used to make shawarma Toronto, the meat is sliced into leaf-thin pieces and marinated in vinegar and garlic with ginger, bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, dried lime and black pepper. Since veal is very lean, a few layers of lamb are placed for every 7 to 8 centimeters of the meat. This will provide the fat which is important so as not to make the meat dry when it is roasted on a charcoal grill. When done, meat is shredded and complemented with sesame sauce, pickles, onion, tomato, parsley and sumac salad. Sumac salad is a sour tasting ground spice which is present in Middle Eastern delicatessens. With shawarma Toronto, sumac really packs a punch.
How fish shawarma is made
Sawfish is used in making fish shawarma because it has very few bones and flesh and is firm enough to be skewered. The fish is cut into triangular shaped steaks and marinated with lemon, bay leaves, mustard seed, caraway and cinnamon. It has to be marinated only for 90 minutes and you need to have some experience with grilling over a horizontal charcoal pit.
There are different kinds of recipes used for shawarma Toronto through the use of various spices. Every chef tends to create his unique shawarma taste so as to create a unique dish that is why shawarma has become a perfect example of a fast food that has gained popularity in many parts of the world.