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Arayes – Meat Stuffed Pita

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Arayes – Meat Stuffed Pita

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound 85/15 ground beef
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2-3 pita breads, about 6 to 7 inches diameter
  • vegetable oil or avocado oil

Instructions 

  1. Mix the feta cheese, herbs, and spices with the ground beef.
  2. Cut the pita in half. Fill with meat and spread out evenly to desired thinness or thickness
  3. Brush all sides of the filled pita with oil.
  4. Preheat a pan or skillet over medium high heat.
  5. Cook the arayes on each side (top, booth, and the open end) for 2-3 minutes until a dark golden brown color forms.
  6. Slice in half and serve!

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  1. Mojoblogs
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    Looks really good! Cannot wait to try it. Thank you so much for this recipe!

  2. Delilah
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    I’m assume the ground beef is browned and cooked first.

    1. hajarlarbah@gmail.com
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      Hey Delilah! It’s actually not browned or cooked. Since it’s a very thin layer, it cooks as you toast the bread. You can also bake them in the oven!

  3. SYlvia Harder
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    Does the beef mixture need to be cooked before stuffing the pita?

    1. hajarlarbah@gmail.com
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      No it does not. The beef mixture will cook as you toast the arayes. This can be done in a pan or in the oven.

  4. Liz
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    Doesn’t the pita get greasy cooking 85% ground beef in it?

  5. Yvonne
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    Hello Moribyan. These look delicious! What is the dipping sauce you show in the picture? And what other dipping sauces would you suggest?
    Thank you.

  6. Johanna
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    I made these with a cast iron skillet and they were so good. I love the recipe! I did notice you wrote in the comments that they can be baked in the oven also. How long and at what temperature would you recommend they go in the oven?

  7. Niek
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    What is the dipping sauce shown in the picture?

  8. Tena
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    I have been looking for this recipe had one from a street vender in Switzerland it was delish and I never knew what they were called so thank you.

  9. Mariah
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    What is the sauce it is served with

  10. Beverly
    Reply

    What is the sauce, shown in a bowl, for topping/dipping?

  11. Alex Illes
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    This is very similar to a gozmele. I assume the white sauce is tzatziki?

  12. ruth
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    5 stars
    so good and easy!! used harissa, and tzatziki as sauces.

  13. Ellen
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    5 stars
    Omg so easy and so delicious! Not too much effort but BIG FLAVOR! Definitely putting these in regular rotation-I’m a dog walker and this is perfect for on the go lunches!

  14. Julie Solis
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    5 stars
    I made this tonight after completing drooling over the TikTok how to vid. It was absolutely AMAZING! Pretty easy and very quick. My husband and 3 of my kids loved it. I’m sure the only reason the youngest did not eat it was because he didn’t try it. I will be making this again SOON! Thanks so much for the recipe!❤️

  15. Steph
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    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious. Great recipe, thank you.

  16. Maureen
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    So easy and delicious, these are definitely going in the regular rotation! I made a big batch of the spice mixture to make it even simpler next time. I used ground lamb and will try beef next. Thank you!!

  17. Rachael
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    5 stars
    This was absolutely delicious and I made it with impossible ground beef.

  18. Yvette Ruiz
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    Absolutely delicious and so easy to make! I didn’t have pita so I used tortillas. Still super yummy and comes together so quickly!

  19. Cassie
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    5 stars
    I LOVE this recipe! I’ve made it for dinner multiple times with a cucumber and tomato salad and pilaf. It’s so good!!

  20. Arianne
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    5 stars
    great recipe!! loved it so much and took so little time to make

  21. Erica
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    5 stars
    I use lamb for the meat and it’s our families go to one of the most favorite dinner meals!! Thank you!!

  22. Saher
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    5 stars
    Love this I’ve made it a couple of times now, it’s amazing, we had it with garlic sauce and mint chutney ❤️

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