Lebanese Lamb Arayes Recipe or Stuffed Pita
Arayes are a Lebanese grilled stuffed pita bread "sandwich", my version fills them with minced lamb, loads of parsley, sumac, coriander, cumin and allspice.
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 777kcal
Ingredients
- 3 Pita Breads
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
For the Filling:
- 250 g Minced Lamb 9oz
- 1 Small Red Onion 100g
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 60 g Chopped Parsley ½ Packed Cup
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Sumac
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- ½ teaspoon Ground Coriander
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground Allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
- Peel and grate the red onion, then squeeze out as much moisture as you can. Then add it to a bowl with the lamb and chopped parsley.
- Peel and mash the garlic cloves and add them to the lamb mix.
- Add the salt, sumac, smoked paprika, ground coriander, cumin, allspice and cinnamon, then get in with your hands and mix it all together. Then leave it to stand for as long as you can. This is superb, made the day before, but if you have no time, don't worry, it will still taste great!
- Heat a griddle pan over a medium-high heat.
- Slit the top of the pita breads and then split the meat mix into three and stuff the pitas, pressing them down to create a single flat layer.
- Brush the pitas with the olive oil then place them in the griddle pan to get some nice grill marks.
- Transfer the arayes to a cooling rack over a baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes at 220°C or 430°F.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 777kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 1237mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g
