Hawawshi Beef Stuffed Pita Bread
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Makes 4 filled pita breads
- 4 small pita bread, cut in half (I used home made pita bread, recipe here)
- 500g/1.1lbs beef mince (good quality)
- 2/3 cup finely diced green onions
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
- 2 green or red chillies, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped coriander or parsley
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/2 clove garlic, minced
- Salt to taste
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 180C/350F and have a baking tray ready. Cut a slit in the middle of each pita bread half. Mix the mince, onions, tomato paste, garlic, chilies, parsley, cheese, salt, cumin, sumac and coriander in a bowl with a spoon or with your hands.
Step 2 - Stuff the breads with the filling, brush with oil and wrap each sandwich in parchment. Bake for 15 minutes. While they are baking, mix the yogurt, garlic and salt together and serve with halved tomatoes.