Grilled Turkey Shawarma Recipe :: The Meatwave

Grilled Turkey Shawarma Recipe :: The Meatwave

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A new passport had me reminiscing about travels and tastes of the past. No food is fonder in my heart than Israeli shawarma, and while I have doubts this could ever be made correctly at home, this...

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Ingredients

  • For the brine
  • 2 quarts of cold water
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 pounds 1/4-inch-thick turkey cutlets
  • 2 onions, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and skewered
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon hot paprika or cayenne pepper
  • 8 tablespoons (about) extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 8 whole pocket pitas
  • Israeli salad
  • Hummus

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