Description
Enjoy delicious Crispy Lebanese Meat Stuffed Pita – Arayes with a flavorful spiced meat filling and a creamy whipped tahini sauce. These crispy pita pockets are perfect for a satisfying meal!
Ingredients
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For Meat Filling:
- 1/2 brown onion, grated
- 500g/ 1 lb lamb or beef mince (ground meat)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley (optional)
- 3 tsp ground coriander
- 3 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (sub plain paprika)
- 3/4 tsp ground allspice (sub mixed spice)
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce/omit for less spicy)
- 1 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
For Whipped Tahini Sauce:
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp tahini (or Chinese sesame paste)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, finely grated
- 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt
Instructions
- Spiced meat filling: Grate the onion in a bowl using a standard box grater. Mix in remaining meat filling ingredients.
- Meat filling: Divide stuffing into portions, flatten into semi-circle shapes, and stuff inside pita bread.
- Cooking Arayes: Preheat oven, cook the stuffed pitas in a frying pan until crispy.
- Whipped tahini sauce: Combine ingredients in a bowl, microwave briefly, and whisk until smooth.
Notes
- For tips on preventing tearing of pita bread, refer to Note 5 in the recipe.
- To keep cooked Arayes warm, place them in the preheated oven at a low temperature.
- If using a sandwich press, follow the instructions in Note 7 for cooking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking, Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Lebanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Araye (approx. 110g)
- Calories: 290 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Arayes recipe, Lebanese stuffed pita, meat-filled pita, Middle Eastern cuisine
