Egyptian Hawawshi Recipe

Name: Egyptian Hawawshi Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 large yellow onion (quartered); 2 garlic cloves; 1 green bell pepper (cored and cut into large chunks); 1 jalapeno (halved and seeded (leave some of the seed if you like heat); ½ ounce fresh parsley (stems trimmed (cut most of the stem but leave some for extra flavor); 2 lbs lean ground beef; 3 tbsp tomato paste; Kosher salt; Extra virgin olive oil; 6 loaves of pita bread (you need the kind with pockets); 1 tsp coriander; 1 tsp allspice; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp black pepper; ½ tsp cumin; 3/4 tsp cardamom; ¼ tsp cinnamon

12 servings

portionen

15 minutes

aktive zeit

30 minutes

gesamtzeit

Kochen beginnen

Zutaten

1 large yellow onion (quartered)

2 garlic cloves

1 green bell pepper (cored and cut into large chunks)

1 jalapeno (halved and seeded (leave some of the seed if you like heat)

½ ounce fresh parsley (stems trimmed (cut most of the stem but leave some for extra flavor)

2 lbs lean ground beef

3 tbsp tomato paste

Kosher salt

Extra virgin olive oil

6 loaves of pita bread (you need the kind with pockets)

1 tsp coriander

1 tsp allspice

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp black pepper

½ tsp cumin

3/4 tsp cardamom

¼ tsp cinnamon

Anweisungen

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a small bowl, add the spices and mix to combine.

Put the onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapeno, and parsley in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade, pulse a few times until finely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a sieve to drain excess liquid (it helps to push with the back of a spoon).

Transfer the onion mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add the ground beef and tomato paste. Mix to combine. Add the spice mixture and a dash of kosher salt. Mix again until the mixture is well combined and the spices are well distributed within the meat mixture.

Cut the pita loafs in halves to create 12 pita pockets.

Prepare a large sheet pan brushed with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

Stuff each pita pocket with 1/3 cup of the meat mixture. Using the back of a spoon, spread the meat mixture inside the pita pockets.

Arrange the pitas in the prepared sheet pan. Brush the pita pocket tops with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

Bake in the heated oven for 15, then carefully turn the pitas over and cook on the other side another 5 to 10 minutes until the meat is fully cooked and the pita is crispy on both sides.

Nährwertangaben

Portionsgröße

Kalorien

222.6 kcal

Gesamtfett

8 g

Gesättigtes Fett

3.1 g

Ungesättigtes Fett

3.8 g

Transfett

0.5 g

Cholesterin

49.1 mg

Natrium

233.5 mg

Gesamtkohlenhydrate

18.5 g

Ballaststoffe

1.4 g

Zucker insgesamt

1.2 g

Eiweiß

18.2 g