stuffed pita bread

Recipe video above. Lebanese street food - pita bread stuffed with spiced kofta meat, pan fried until crispy! Think of these as Lebanese quesadillas or easy Gozleme. :) The unique method here is that it&#39;s cooked with raw meat inside, so the tasty meat juices soaks into and flavours the pita bread as it cooks. It&#39;s outrageously delicious. I bet you become as obsessed with these as I have!

Crispy Lebanese Meat Stuffed Pita - Arayes

pita bread

Olive oil spray ((or brush with olive oil))

brown onion

500 grams/ 1 lb lamb

garlic (, finely grated)

tbsp finely chopped parsley (, optional)

tsp coriander

tsp cumin

tsp smoked paprika ((sub plain paprika))

tsp ground allspice ((sub mixed spice))

tsp cayenne pepper ((reduce/omit

salt

yogurt

tbsp tahini ((or Chinese sesame paste

lemon juice

tsp cooking/kosher salt

Grate the onion in a bowl using a standard box grater. We want the juices and all! (Note 4)

Meat filling - Add remaining meat filling ingredients. Mix well with your hands.

Divide stuffing in 10 (about 55 to 60g per portion, 1/4 cup). Flatten into a semi-circle shape slightly smaller than the pita bread half.

Stuff - Gently open a pita then place the meat inside. Close, then press to spread to the edge and make it fairly evenly flat. (Is your pita tearing? See Note 5 for tip!)

Spiced meat filling:

Preheat oven to 50C/120F. Place a rack on a tray. (To keep cooked Arayes warm.)

Cook - Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat. Spray both sides of the pita with olive oil then place 2 or 3 pieces in the pan (whatever you can fit). Cook for about 2 minutes on each side, pressing down lightly with a spatula, until golden and crispy. The meat is spread so thin it cooks really quickly! {Sandwich press - Note 7}

Keep warm - Transfer cooked Arayes onto the rack and put in the oven to keep warm. Cook remaining pita.

Serve - Cut in half if desired (sometimes I do, sometimes I don&#39;t!). Pile Arayes onto a serving platter. Serve with Whipped Tahini sauce. Enjoy!

Cooking Arayes:

Place ingredients in a heatproof bowl and whisk to combine. Microwave for 15 seconds on high. Whisk again - it should resemble soft whipped cream. Use slightly warm or at room temperature.

Whipped tahini sauce:

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