Hawawshi (ground/minced meat pitas)
These Egyptian meat filled pita sandwiches are easy to make and packed with delicious flavor.
Servings: 3 approx
Calories: 352kcal
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Ingredients
- 3 baladi bread or pita - suggest pita pockets
- ¼ large onion or ½ small/medium
- ¼ green pepper
- ½ tomato
- 1 small clove garlic
- ½ lb ground beef minced beef, eg 80% - recommend not lean for this
- 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
Spice seasoning:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon coriander
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon cardamom
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper or use 1tsp sabaa baharat blend plus salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F/200C. Brush a large baking sheet with a little oil.
- Either cut the breads in half or cut a slit along the edge on one side around 2 inches in length.
- Finley chop the onion, pepper and tomato and crush or finely chop the garlic.
- Mix together the ground beef, onion, pepper, tomato, garlic, parsley and spices. Mix everything well so the ingredients are well-distributed - this is often easiest by hand.
- Divide the mixture between the breads and fill, taking care not to break the bread, as far as possible, and spreading the filling relatively evenly in towards the edges.
- Place the filled bread on the baking sheet and brush either side of the bread with a little oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 15 minutes, then turn and bake for another 5 minutes, approximately, until the bread is browned and gently crisp on both sides and the meat is cooked through.
- Best served warm, or can be served at room temperature - typically served with tahini sauce on the side to dip.
Nutrition
Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 683mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 481IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 4mg