Don’t know if this is the best Hawawshi recipe. Used a different one before and made the breading from scratch.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion finely diced.
- 2 garlic cloves minced.
- 1 bell pepper chopped.
- 1/2 cup parsley roughly chopped.
- 2 teaspoons salt or to taste.
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder.
- 1 teaspoon coriander.
- 3/4 teaspoon allspice.
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika.
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom.
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin.
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional for heat.
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves.
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1/4 cup olive oil.
- 6-7 pita bread loaves.
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400F.
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Place a rack on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or you can use a grilling pan if you have it.
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In a deep bowl combine the first onion, garlic, bell pepper and parsley if using.
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Add all the spices and mix well to distribute the spice. Check seasonings and adjust accordingly.
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Add the ground beef and mix well.
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Warm your pitas in the microwave each for 8 seconds so they will be easier to open.
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Cut each pita in half and open to make pockets.
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Stuff each pocket from 1/4 to 1/3 cup according to your liking.
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Arrange Arayes on a your baking sheet and bake in the middle of your oven for almost 13-15 minutes turning them once in between so the bread crisps up on both sides.
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Serve garnished with more parsley.
Notes
Note1: using parsley is optional, but it gives a nice flavor to your ground beef.
Note2: you can use any ground meat you like and you can make it vegetarian using ground mushrooms as well.
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