As I mentioned our good friend Hady sent me some seasoning to make Shawerma. I shared it with the guy at work and he brought me in a sample last night while at work. That sealed the deal. I picked up the things I needed and I am having Shawermas tomorrow night for supper. I have been doing a little looking and found a recipe to give me a baseline from which to work with. The recipe calls for marinating the meat (I used a 2.5 pound Beef Sirloin Tip Roast) 8 hours or better yet 24 hours, mine will get the 24 hour treatment. After I cut all of the fat and silver skin off the roast I sliced it into 3/4 inch steaks, then sliced the steaks against the grain into very thin slices. Yes Curt and Larry, I sliced it all by hand with a knife!! ;D
Gathered all of the ingredients for the marinade.
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Mixed everyone together in a zip bag and off to the fridge for a over night rest. Will massage everything again to make sure the marinade is getting to everything before I go to bed. Here we are heading off to the fridge.
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I also tracked down a Tsatziki sauce recipe and mixed it all up and put it in the fridge for the flavors to all get happy together over night. Forgot to take a pic of that will add one with the updates. After 2 hours in the fridge I can tell this is going to be some really good stuff!
Hady if I am doing something wrong or out of place chime in and help me out!!
I gave everything another massaging this morning and I am thinking since the kids is in school. I might just have some of this for lunch today!! You know just to make sure it is edible and that they will like it.
Take one for the team, so to speak... ;D
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 23, 2011, 06:20:42 PM
Hady if I am doing something wrong or out of place chime in and help me out!!
Chris you are on the right track for a family size dinner. I cant wait and it looks like its going to take some one like you trying it to make some one like me (who grew up on this stuff and never thought about making it) to try it for himself.
I cant wait for the results
Hady
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 23, 2011, 06:20:42 PM
Yes Curt and Larry, I sliced it all by hand with a knife!! ;D
How many times did you cut your self, still got all your fingers? :D
This is allready looking good, you gonna use them bread pocket things to serve it in?
Quote from: OU812 on May 24, 2011, 07:28:35 AM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 23, 2011, 06:20:42 PM
Yes Curt and Larry, I sliced it all by hand with a knife!! ;D
How many times did you cut your self, still got all your fingers? :D
This is allready looking good, you gonna use them bread pocket things to serve it in?
All of my Bugger Pickers are still intact and cut free!!!
I have some pita bread that I will cut in half and make pockets out of. I am also going to try some flour tortillas and make a few like a burrito. After having a wonderful conversation with Hady this morning via skype. I am also going to marinate some chicken breasts and try that for dinner as well. Well Momma and the yardapes can eat the chicken, I am eating Beef!!
Come on now YOU know YOU want the chicken. :D
What time is dinner, if I leave now I might make it in time for a cold one before its time to eat.
Shooting for 5:30-6 o'clock. I should have a couple cold ones in me by then!!
Scratch the Chicken. Momma cooked it up on Sunday night.
All I can say is the taste test was OMG Good!! I can't wait to try it on some pita bread tonight for supper!! I just used some small flour tortillas for my lunch time taste test.
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OMG LPDG ;D
Chris that looks great! Man I am hungry again now and I just ate :D
Chris I grew up with this sutff, but I have ever seen it look so good.
Vous etes un homme a lequil je leve le chapeau.
Darn I forgot this is an english speaking forum. Translation: YOU ARE A MAN TO WHOM I TAKE MY HAT OFF.
Hady
Dont take it off just yet Hady. I am still learning with this stuff. I do thank you for the compliment though.
I cooked up the rest of the meat tonight. (Just started cooking in this picture)
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Used the half an apple I sliced up to hold my dinner up.
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I thought it turned out Awesome. The family was a wee bit hesitant. The oldest and youngest boys liked it but was a little iffy on the Tsatziki sauce. The other two tasted the sauce and they wanted nothing to do with it, had to make them one with nothing but meat and cheese on it. Momma thought there was too much of a pepper taste in the meat.
I do still have to work on the Tsatziki sauce. Unless I can find a recipe and make some Tahini sauce for it.
Hady I am still working on the Fish Shawerma recipe.
Firstly it is important to remember that you have ventured where no man has been before; THE SHAWERMA ZONE. Its been said that the third time is a charm and this was only your first. Just think how good your next one will be.
You cant blame yourself for an uncharrted terretory you have paved the way my friend and to quote a line from a GREAT movie; IF YOU BUILD IT HE WILL COME.
HAdy
Chris that looks awesome and that is my wifes favorite meal ;D
that looks very good chris any left ???
seemore
Seemore there might be enough left for one sandwich. I hurt myself eating them last night.
Take a look at this Tzatziki made with avocado...
http://annesfood.blogspot.com/2007/07/avocado-tzatziki.html
I see you broke out the fine china for dinner. :D
Those Shawerma thingies look GREAT!
Quote from: OU812 on May 25, 2011, 06:29:17 AM
I see you broke out the fine china for dinner. :D
I had to do dishes!! Made it easy on myself!!
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 25, 2011, 06:45:48 AM
Quote from: OU812 on May 25, 2011, 06:29:17 AM
I see you broke out the fine china for dinner. :D
I had to do dishes!! Made it easy on myself!!
Bout time them yard apes learn how to do the dishes.
I'm seriously DROOLING over that!!! Dang!!!!
OK Folks here is the recipe I promised I would share when I got it.
Tsatziki Sauce
1 Medium Cucumber peeled, seeded, and cut into small chunks
4 Garlic cloves minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup Cider Vinegar
1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cups (16oz) Sour Cream
Put all ingredients except sour cream in blender and puree. Pour in a bowl and stir in sour cream. Chill until serving.
Sounds tasty.
Thanks for recipe Chris...they really sound great, and they surely look good...