20 minute Chicken Shawarma.exe

[@firstdown1565]

Ethan is the most down to earth cooking channel....He isnt fancy, doesnt try to show off, etc.....He makes me feel like hes a regular dude just trying to help people out....Much respect, sir!

[@Libertas4Ever]

Reminds me of Andy cooks. They actually _cook!_ and make food I actually make from them!

[@drechsla]

Thanks for shouting out Obi, his channel really deserves way more credit and viewership

[@Pammellam]

I really like Obi as well!

[@JamesPotts]

Now that's an interesting Windows .exe file...

[@Cocc0nuttt0]

You should click on it. Isn't it tempting? It would be so nice to have Windows make chicken for you

[@kelgbrown007]

His video editor simply copied the file name as it was saved. hahah. Ooo dang, it's actually a command and control.

[@bluecup25]

Homie compiled the shawarma and then executed it.

[@CookWellEthan]

This one got me.

[@ChristopherRucinski]

This is like learning my grandma works for the CIA 🤯 Ethan knows software jokes? Which means ....

[@Libertas4Ever]

That's another thing I love about Ethan channel. He eats the food that he makes. He doesn't take these little dainty bites. He annihilates it. Which makes me want to cook it and eat it 😂 I'm cooking a long as I watch. The chicken will be nice and marinated by the time it's dinner tonight. 😋

[@youareannoyingoogle-_-2086]

HA!!!!! It took me a second but I got it and this comment is hilaaaaarious 10/10 😂

[@Artofcarissa]

Damn I wish I could run a chicken shawarma.exe every time I’m hungry 😂

[@JDubST]

So this might be a stupid request, but would it be possible to make a video explaining the shelf life of vegetables, like an onion cut in half, to say the salad or the cooked chicken? I feel like I'm a bad judge of determining if something is good or not and prematurely toss food away.

[@chrisstucker1813]

Whenever I meal prep, I’m happy to let cooked meat like chicken chill in the fridge for three days. Apparently it can last up to four days but my fridge is quite old so I don’t risk it lol. You can always just pop it in a freezer bag; it will keep well for months and whenever you want it, just pop the bag in the fridge to let it defrost for 24 hours and you’re good to go 🙂 veggies don’t last very long so I’d say a couple days and you can easily see if an onion is bad just by looking at it, you will know when you see it.

[@Eugen1344]

Your best judges are your nose and eyes. If something doesn't feel right, throw it away. If there is mold on something, throw it away, don't try to cut around it. Raw meat should not have any strong smells, it should smell almost neutral. If it has an unusual smell (sulfur, sour, etc.), throw it away. Cooked meat is also good until it develops unusual flavors/smells that it didn't have when it was freshly cooked. Same with vegetables and salads. If you are still not sure, just carefully try a piece. If it tastes off, don't force it into yourself. Your health is more important than reducing food waste! You can also read the expiration date for things. It won't be that useful, though, if you have already opened the package

[@Cs39927]

Onion should be measured with your heart, then you won't have left overs! I've never ruined a recipe because I added the entire thing

[@edwardhisse2687]

If your half-onion dried out and just got soft-ish then you just use it in a hot dish. When it will be too spoiled even for that you'll smell it just fine.

[@scatman1009]

People meal prep chicken for a weeks time.

[@brandontrish86]

This has easily become my favorite cooking channel on KZbin. Unlike your mainline channel, I don't feel like this is trying to educate me, but instead just give me some tips and ideas on dinner tonight. And it all just looks amazing. Wonderful job Ethan! Keep it up!

[@BLCKSMTHApparel]

Ethan is the only ‘KZbin chef’ I’d genuinely buy a cookbook from

[@pamelamonteiro9601]

I 2nd that. Much respect for his "what ever you have" ❤

[@zheros81]

I love this type of video! I’ve been really exhausted by constantly following recipes and wasting random ingredients that I was instructed to buy. I’m gonna try to do something similar to this tonight with the veggies I have left in my fridge and some left over chicken. It feels like improvising like this is the “next level” once you’ve gotten more comfortable in the kitchen.

[@hardasanut]

I've been having a bleh past couple days (mild mental burnout I think) with some food I used to like not really doing anything for me, but not even following Ethan's recipe, just the rough guide, I threw together spice marinated thighs in the air fryer w/ fries and made soft tacos w/ fresh cilantro, some week-old still good I-made-it aji verde, and pickled onions and cucumber. With the already-prepped stuff marinating the defrosted thigh to eating was about 25 minutes. And it put the first genuine smile I've had in a couple days, and second only to me making some banh mi a couple weeks ago mostly following Lagerstrom's weeknighting recipe. The recipes/guides did most of the heavy lifting, but there's just something magical about hacking together something that tastes good with some complex but cooperative flavors from minimally unprocessed starting materials, and not much work if you can just relax and hack it out. The tacos I made didn't transport me to any particular world location, but it definitely took me to Taste Beach, easy relaxed minimal mental effort cooking. Only thing I did do was a quick check on what goes in zaatar and harissa so I didn't pick anything too out of the blue. I tossed in smoked paprika, cumin, thyme, sumac, Badia. Pretty sure I could have still had a good dish with chorizo spices though!

[@bigdev3000]

my airfryer is literally just a potato machine. i use it pretty consistently but its always just breakfast potatoes or some quick fries

[@chrissolace]

Oh yeah I totally forgot but I use it for breakfast food too. I have frozen breakfast patties and some muffins in the fridge, throw them both in. When it’s time to flip the patties, I take out the muffins to cool. In the meantime, I could make some eggs on the stove.

[@triplewave5214]

With a title like that I was expecting an ARG cooking tutorial.

[@CookWellEthan]

Maybe one day!

[@jasonchen4312]

man i'm jealous of that kitchen. no 20 minute chicken shawarmas happening in my tiny hole of a kitchen

[@PradyumnVij]

You can do it! I used to cook in a kitchen which was 2m x 2m and like 90cm of bench top. I wish I had a bigger kitchen, I now have a bigger kitchen and I still don't feel I have enough room 😂.

[@jasonchen4312]

well you've inspired me hahah

[@chowtime91]

If you check out his old videos on the main channel, he started out with a pretty modest kitchen! I was always impressed by his organization, made me feel like I had no excuses lol. But you definitely have to put a lot more thought into organization and order when working with a small space (which he did!) so it is more work imo.

[@mohammadshibli8163]

Love how you cook spontaneously and just add spices based on what you have and think works. This is only achieved after years of cooking and getting confident with putting flavours together. This is how I cook most of the time. Some people call it lazy cooking, but imo if you need to follow a recipe to the word then you have a lot still to go

[@porlando12]

The black and white sink cam got me!

[@S197Bryan]

For people who cannot eat acidic foods due to gastroesophageal disorder sumac is a great substitute. It gives it that acidic taste without the acidity.

[@RorysRamblings]

I've been trying to use up leftovers for years and sometimes make very bland and boring neals. This channel definitely inspires me to think outside the box and ve more creative.

[@Shiga2714]

I've come to learn that a greek yogurt heavy white sauce is like a cheat code. I've gone without using any type of mayo/fat before aside from maybe pan drippings from grilled steak or chicken. It's a ton of flavor, adds moisture to your dish, is very low on fat macros, so it's just a super protein rich sauce with limited carbs/fat. Also, instead of frozen french fries, I've done some super basic potato wedges with my own seasonings and olive oil (similar to home fries I guess?) which is a much healthier alternative to frozen fries. Doesn't hit quite the same, but still a great amount of crunchy surface area to fluffy interior for way less calories.

[@7ime7one]

Ethan finally leaking that he's actually a PC

[@johnwickey5802]

I bought a combo air fryer/pressure cooker and I use it for a lot of things: fries, roasting a chicken, homemade yogurt, quick baked potatoes. I can see how just an air fryer might limit the imagination. Great video.

[@cabe_bedlam]

Big fan of Middle Eats!

[@miralotus2727]

You asked what folks do with their air fryers. A not so brief list of mine: Crispy pork belly (I pour off the fat periodically into silicon cupcake trays and freeze them for stews and other cooking), roasting a small batch of pre-prepped frozen kumura, potato and pumpkin for sides and more often, smaller serving sizes of vegetable soup, making a batch of 2-3 fresh cookies from frozen cookie dough, cooking and crisping canned chickpeas to use as 'croutons', crisping up nacho chips with cheese on top for reheated nacho mince. ^.^

[@ameriecatladystudios]

I love using the air fryer for roasted broccoli, mostly because it doesn't seem to last as long as other roasted veggies.

[@snipe775]

I have a toaster oven air fryer and it’s great. Big enough to roast a 1/4 sheet of vegetables or 3 large chicken quarters. Perfect for weeknight meals without having to heat up the oven

[@chrissolace]

7:22 I use the air fryer for frozen fries too. For roasting vegetables, if I’m cooking for myself then it’s just faster to toss them into the air fryer for me. If I’m cooking for me and my partner then we’d do it in the oven. But I use the air fryer a good bit to cook meats too. Chicken especially for me is just easy to marinade, stick a thermometer in it, and throw it into the air fryer until it’s ready. So for me, it’s just when I want smaller batches of food since it heats up/cooks faster than in an oven.

[@nouramouctar817]

I totally agree that if you have the fridge and freezer space it’s more efficient to do stuff in the oven but the air fryer works so well at reheating though and I feel like you are too confident grilling on the stove so you don’t really use the air fryer for protein but that’s the main thing I do in there.

[@BartekEntertainment]

Little tip bro: should've put the pita on top of the chicken to get the pita more easy to work with and also all the chicken juice soaked up in the pita

[@ssj3gohan456]

I like how this - I guess - local-to-you version of shwarma is so different from anything I've had from elsewhere, and how I prefer to prepare it. For instance, around here there's almost always a hot sauce on there and the fries are popular but very much optional. Especially chicken+fries is not something that's done much. Salad is usually very traditional like you said, with iceberg and often pickled cabbage. I personally then like it more like your version, but with like... WAAAAY less chicken. Maybe a quarter. The meat, genuinely, doesn't add much and you need quite a lot of the salad to taste everything well. Try it, it's great when it's salad-heavy.

[@zxcytdfxy256]

Love you channel bro, thank you for showing us so much, love from India

[@etherdog]

So pleased you referenced the Middle Eats channel!

[@elattouf]

Good job, but here are some clarifications, for those interested, although Ethan mentioned he wasn't following the traditional recipe: - what makes a shawarma is very thin slices of chicken, usually roasted on a spit (hence the name "shawarma"). this is not what went into Ethan's sandwich. - in a typical chicken shawarma sandwich, the veggies used are mostly thinly sliced lettuce and pickles (preferably Mikti pickles). - in a typical chicken shawarma sandwich, the sauce used is Toum, a Lebanese garlic sauce. - the bread Ethan used is rather called Lebanese bread than pita. So, a proper chicken shawarma sandwich is: - very thin slices of chicken roasted on a spit - fries - lettuce - pickles - toum - Lebanese bread Practically Ethan got two things right, the fries and the bread. So his sandwich is maybe closer to a gyro than it is to a proper shawarma.

[@ClaymorTerorist]

I use my air fryer for salmon and it always come out really good. Next texture and it cooks it all the way through pretty quickly.

[@antiantipoda]

I only use my airfryer for a traditional recipe from where my mom grew up. It is a tapioca bread, a relative from brazilian cheese bread, but cheese less. It is kinda hard to find recipes, I finally got my adopted aunt to teach me, she doesn't read or write and her measurements are very intuitive, but she makes the best - most like the one I remember from when I was a kid - version of this dish. Now I have bought an airfryer and have tested the recipe with more accurate measurements just for this.

[@betoestrada588]

I actually made this one a few days ago before you posted this video. Found it on your website while looking for something to cook. Very good!

[@parcha666]

I love the concept of this channel

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

Looks good! I use my air fryer mainly for baking breakfast kolaches. I like 2 or 3 each morning and not having to deal with the big oven is so wonderful. I also meal prep things like enchiladas in Pyrex 6 cup containers, and those fit perfectly in the air fryer to bake for a 1 person dinner. I also cook frozen french fries there. Vegetables...well, the enchiladas contain vegetables but that's about it.

[@sluggishnu]

Ethan Chlebowski.exe

[@sluggishnu]

run.

[@Banditxam4]

Pip run Ethan??

[@justMeck]

English is not my first language so it would be great if pop-ups with ingredient names would show in video, especially for the spices you use. Great video by the way

[@BrondN]

This recipe seems executable

[@ZComma]

Really love this channel

[@mrthomas_19218]

Ethan, as far as healthy airfrier stuff goes, I have had air fried salmon (my mom makes it for me) honestly is amazing, would highly recommend (I will get the recipe from her if you want) it is easy

[@kellycarroll6829]

That looks pretty good. love a good pita and I will try that sauce!💚

[@JJ-zb2ks]

Love these videos and this channel Ethan! Keep it up player!

[@efueds]

I literally have that exact same air fryer and all I use it for is fried food. Veggies get roasted in the oven. Also I eat something very similar for most of my lunches... I usually shred the chicken up and mix it with the sauce and salad to make a sort of chicken salad and then when I make my lunch I'll just throw it on a flatbread with some hummus and pickled red onions and wrap it in foil. Super quick easy and tasty mealprep that I don't get tired of

[@patricia738]

Good episode. Good content. Good execution. Good vibe. I have nothing bad to say. 😊

[@raekess]

I love my air fryer for all types of foods! Soft and hard boiled eggs are so easy in it. I also cook everything from chicken to steak to fish in it, with so much less mess than the stove. I also do a ton of veggies in it - broccoli, asparagus, artichokes... Depending on your air fryer, you can also take out the drawer tray and use it almost like a wok for stir fry or saucy recipes. I also like to use it for things like crunch wraps, a full meal like egg in a hole and bacon or sausage. I also use it to make croutons. I probably use my air fryer more than any other kitchen tool, including my slow cooker and instant pot. There are great youtube channels and blogs out there with a ton of ideas for healthy air fryer meals. :)

[@zaydkhan7253]

Just realized that the theme jingle gives me Good Eats vibes and I love it!

[@coffeebreak7668]

Have to pay tribute to the greats

[@admiralcasperr]

1:35 This is my style of making spice mixes. I go through the jars and put in what smells like it fits.

[@DomNom69]

This channel criminally underrated

[@fluffyzozo1629]

For heating the bread i recommend throwing on open stove flame and flipping it every few seconds, it’ll make it nice and toasty. It’s what we do

[@elijahbrown9738]

Love how fly by the seat of your pants and improvisational this form of cooking is.. it's how I cook when I'm digging through the fridge instead of doing some much needed grocery shopping. Only thing is I still taste along the way, but Ethan gives NO f's in this video.

[@Libertas4Ever]

😂😂😂 Only use the air fryer for UNhealthy stuff hahaha I still don't have one. My oven is my friend lol Been rocking with this channel for years, and it's one of the few where I actually go make the food that I watch you make. Love the down-to-earth, simplicity of the channel, especially the recipes! Marinating the chicken as I watch, it's going to be beautiful when it's time for dinner tonight! *If* I can wait that long 😅

[@Raiden9191]

I use my air fryer pretty often. I love heating up leftovers in it (such as pizza), and I'll roast veggies in it too. Recently my wife and I got some spring roll wrappers. Instead of frying them in oil, I sprayed them with oil and put them in the air fryer. They worked really well!

[@highpriestessmoon]

Tried making this today! It turned out great.

[@shawneegrows]

The camera on the sink lol i get it! Love this content and glad i heard you started this channel.

[@MindyTunnell]

The amount of shit he got for not washing his hands, he had to. People are assholes. Lol.

[@cbuffalino]

Nice plug for MiddleEats I love that channel.

[@theBigOG420]

Long time watcher since 100k subs. I too only use my Air Fryer for unhealthy frozen things, also reheating leftovers/pizza. Making

[@dakthesnacc2002]

7:03 I do alot of healthy cooking with my air fryer - I have one that has a few trays in it instead of being the basket style. I'll do chicken thighs on the top rack, some chopped up potato and onion on the second, and then whatever veggies I have laying around on the bottom rack. That's the like, default 'I dont wanna cook' meal - but I also like using it as an oven that preheats faster for things like asparagus, broccoli, sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, etc.

[@AwesomePC-l2i]

I personally use drawer style Air Fryer (not the toaster oven style, those suck) for everything that needs baking. proteins (mostly fish and potatoes), vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, potato), frozen food, reheating, cookies, etc. The instant airfryer (best buy from ATK), has baking and airfryer feature. I hate dealing with the large oven, especially the hot pans that come out of it. Unless you are cooking for a crowd or meal prepping (which I never do), it is not worth using. The drawer style makes cleaning up super simple, and preheats super fast. Most recipes I don't even bother pre-heating.

[@diarx1]

People more commonly do chicken thigh/breast/wing recipes in the Air fryer, but I think the Maryland cut is kind of slept on. One of the few cuts with skin on you can get at most supermarkets without having to spend time breaking down a chicken (air frying is all about time saving), and the skin protects it so it doesn't dry out so easily. Dry seasoning, salt, spray of oil, maybe 20 minutes skin side down, turn for another 10 minutes. Comes out nice and crispy skin. If you have an air fryer with non stick tray/basket, you can use the drippings to make a gravy or add flavor to another dish.

[@newmancl0]

I do TONS of spices on my chicken like that. But usually I mix in greek yogurt as well. Then I put the chicken under the broiler for........6 min per side and I get perfect chicken every time.

[@Mythilt]

I live alone, and the air fryer is my goto for roasting carrots, broccoli, and similar. It's always fighting for space with my Instant Pot since I can't have both out at the same time.

[@Blake91818]

Looks yummy. You should do a copy kat recipe of the popcorn tofu poboy from wheatsville in Austin. The ONLY thing I miss about Austin. Haha

[@S197Bryan]

I don't have a convection oven in my apartment so I do use the air fryer for convection things. Chicken comes out great in it and veggies too.

[@holahola4541]

ethan trying to install a virus on my machine??

[@Cyfaeras]

This ended up a lot like a Greek gyro; just use something like yoghurt, oregano and lemon for the marinade, swap the white sauce for tzatziki and you're golden tbh.

[@aaronbailey23]

Glad I’m not the only one who buys spices that I already have 😂.

[@Maxmx7]

hey ethan, another great video. your cooking process is extremely similar to mine! hey can you share what that plastic container is you're using for the salad? That looks really useful

[@CookWellEthan]

Those are 2 qt cambro round container. I got them at a restaurant supply store, but I'm sure you can find them online too!

[@Maxmx7]

@@CookWellEthan muchas gracias :)

[@theminecarthero]

okay wtf i was just looking for stovetop shawarma recipes yesterday (without much success) because i wanted to make shawarma this weekend and this pops up on my recommended today

[@bretttheillustrator]

Air fryer is great for reheating meal prepped chicken thighs or making salmon or cooking salmon patties. I also use it to roast veggies just for me, I dont really have access to an oven.

[@hilal_younus]

I just came across this, I think a better alternative to white sauce is garlic sauce, gives more flavor, (and heartburn) :)

[@RigGames4]

Your watch strap is holding on for dear life 🤣

[@briankillebrew]

My dude you need a new watch band

[@ChefBrandon]

We love to see an Obie shoutout !

[@rachellemazar7374]

I love what you did with the spices. I’m guessing using the foil briefly to wrap the sandwich helps it hold together?

[@michaeldegrave5905]

The air fryer is for reheating those roasted vegetables when they’re left over because you cooked so many in the oven.

[@joshuarolle6040]

Real hero of this episode is that watch band

[@ender25ish]

Nice, gonna be making something along these lines tonight actually.

[@michaelfrietsch8246]

i will be doing this tonight! thanks!

[@Hugohuge21]

Is it better to slice before marinating the chicken to give more surface area? Or would that end up making the chicken more dry when you fry it

[@gball8466]

Air fryers are the goat for reheating leftover french fries and pizza

[@TheTimeshadows]

I use my air fryer for everything that I am able, including soups which receive the drippings from meats above, etc.

[@JonCole]

i cook a ton of stuff in my air fryer. maybe it's a bigger consideration because i live in florida but i will not run the oven during the daylight hours for heat/efficiency reasons and an air fryer solves that

[@skartimus]

I live alone so my air fryer is basically my oven. You're right though, I do overcrowd it with vegetables a lot. I have a small bench top oven too with a perfect sized tray fit veges. I do overcrowd that too come to think of it. I fkn like broccoli and cauliflower, what can I say 😂

[@poolboywuzhere97]

Any work prep meals?

[@sahjojamanka7514]

Recently made bone in skin on chicken thighs in the air fryer just season them and toss the whole thing in it comes out cooked perfectly with super crispy skin

[@cynik0s657]

I have joked out loud that I like the air fryer, the only thing is that it facilitates me eating unhealthy things, since that's basically the only thing I use it for. It is really great for reheating a fair bit of stuff (especially if the outside is supposed to be crispy).

[@lukasgraesslin]

Why am I always making the same mistake and watch those videos when I'm already hungry anyway...

[@MattSwain1]

I use my air fryer as a mini oven for all sorts but I’m only cooking for one person so it makes sense rather than waiting for the main oven to heat up with all of the wasted energy involved. I don’t really “fry” anything in it

[@subsonicyouth288]

The video title is incredible

[@MindyTunnell]

Bagged frozen fried ARE healthier in the air fryer than they are in a vat of oil.

[@BLCKSMTHApparel]

Can you do a video on quick, healthy-ish desserts

[@nothankyou5465]

air fryers great for getting some char on salsa components

[@bigwullyboly7033]

where do you get those big tubs you used for the salad?

[@kvk1]

Hey good shit Ethan, you a real one with that muhammara reveal.

[@CrossXhunteR]

I did not realize Cambro made such clear containers. I thought it might have been glass instead of plastic at first. Doing some research, it seems these ones are the Camwear line, made out of polycarbonate instead of polypropylene like the more translucent containers.

[@MsJavalicious]

Have you ever done a chicken thigh in the air fryer? Bone in, skin on gets so crispy.

[@cludlam2015]

Yes please!!!

[@bluephreakr]

If only he shared the source as a tarball rather than a self-extracting executable… I need some WINE to run that as a Linux user Ethan!

[@Deekthagnome]

I use my air fryer probably more than anything else in my kitchen. Similar to what you're doing with the chicken, I'll season up 4 chicken thighs and throw them in at around 400 for 10-12 minutes. Quick and easy.