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Lamb Shawarma with Pickled Cabbage

Name: Lamb Shawarma with Pickled Cabbage
Total time: 3 h 3 min
Yield: Makes 6 wraps, serves 6
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 6 yufka, homemade or store-bought, about 20 cm; 4 bone-in lamb shoulder chops, about 285 g each; 1 tbsp grapeseed oil, plus more if needed; kosher salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 360 ml dry white wine, or water; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 4 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled; 1 large carrot, cut into 2.5 cm slices; 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges; 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 1½ tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 28 g unsalted butter; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 120 g plain whole-milk Greek yogurt; 120 g tahini; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 3 to start, 1 more if needed; ¾ tsp kosher salt; 1½ tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 150 g red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 2 cups); ½ tsp pomegranate molasses; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar, plus more as needed; ¼ tsp sugar, plus more as needed

Lamb shoulder braised until it falls apart, rolled in yufka with tahini sauce and quick pickled red cabbage, then seared on one side for a crisp wrap. All the parts can be made ahead.

YieldMakes 6 wraps, serves 6
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total3 h 3 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Wraps

6yufka, homemade or store-bought, about 20 cm

Braised lamb

4bone-in lamb shoulder chops, about 285 g each
1 tbspgrapeseed oil, plus more if needed
to tastekosher salt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
360 mldry white wine, or water
1 tbspground cumin
4 clovesgarlic, smashed and peeled
1large carrot, cut into 2.5 cm slices
1medium onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges
2 tbsppomegranate molasses
1½ tsplemon juice, freshly squeezed
28 gunsalted butter

Tahini sauce

2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
2 tbsplemon juice, freshly squeezed
120 gplain whole-milk Greek yogurt
120 gtahini
4 tbspextra-virgin olive oil, 3 to start, 1 more if needed
¾ tspkosher salt

Pickled cabbage

1½ tspextra-virgin olive oil
150 gred cabbage, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
½ tsppomegranate molasses
1 tbspsherry vinegar, plus more as needed
¼ tspsugar, plus more as needed

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Sesame
Sulfites
Wheat
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Pomegranate
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Cabbage
Carrot
Black and white pepper
Cumin
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: high

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