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Shawarma Loaded Fries

Recipe by Ahmad Alzahabi on InstagramAdded 28 October 2026.
  • 50 min
  • Serves 4
  • 10 ingredients

20 minutes to prep, 30 to cook. Crispy french fries topped with spiced shawarma‑style meat, melted cheese, and a tangy white sauce create a comforting, flavor‑packed dish. The combination of smoky red marinade, bright lemon notes, and creamy sauce makes this a satisfying meal for any night.

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Shawarma Loaded Fries by Ahmad Alzahabi, a frame from the Instagram video

Ingredients

4 servingsMetric

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Amounts as Ahmad Alzahabi gives them. Metric converts supported weights and liquids, and oven temperatures; spoon measures and counts stay as written.

Method

  1. 1

    Combine the white creamy sauce, red paste, brown powder, and lemon juice in a bowl and stir to form a thick brown paste.

  2. 2

    Lemon juice is squeezed into the bowl containing the white creamy substance and brown powder.

  3. 3

    Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until a thick brown paste forms.

  4. 4

    Slice the raw meat into thin strips.

  5. 5

    Coat the sliced meat with the red marinade in a bowl, mixing by hand.

  6. 6

    Place the marinated meat in a metal tray and bake in the oven until cooked.

  7. 7

    Remove the baking pan from the oven and transfer the cooked meat to a white pot using a wooden spatula.

  8. 8

    Add a yellow oil or fat to the pot and stir.

  9. 9

    Place a foil‑wrapped block of fat in the center of the cooked meat mixture.

  10. 10

    Arrange french fries on a serving plate or bowl.

  11. 11

    Sprinkle shredded cheese over the fries and melt the cheese with a kitchen torch.

  12. 12

    Add the cooked meat mixture on top of the cheese‑covered fries.

  13. 13

    Drizzle the white creamy sauce over the loaded fries.

  14. 14

    Use a fork to mix all toppings together before serving.

Tips while you cook

Mix the sauce paste first
Combine the white creamy sauce, red paste, brown powder, and lemon juice before preparing the meat.
Marinate meat thoroughly
Coat the thinly sliced meat with the red marinade and mix by hand before baking.
Add oil and fat after baking
Transfer the baked meat to a pot, stir in yellow oil, then place the foil‑wrapped block of fat in the center.
Melt cheese just before topping
Sprinkle shredded cheese over the fries and melt it with a kitchen torch before adding the meat.

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