Lamb Arayes

Name: Lamb Arayes
Yield: Makes 6
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp black pepper; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp onion powder; ½ tbsp garlic powder; 500 g lamb mince; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tbsp salt; 3 pittas, halved and then quartered if a good size; ½ tbsp chilli powder; ½ cup very finely chopped fresh parsley or coriander; Grated cheese (optional, just to add a bit more filth)

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dirty

By Mark Studley

Published 2022

About

This is a Lebanese style burger – basically a grilled, meat-stuffed pitta – for you to get your chops around. Use rectangular pittas if you can so they’re easier to cook on all sides.

Ingredients

You Need

500 g lamb mince
1 tbsp tomato purée
1

Method

How You Do It

Combine the mince with the tomato purée, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chilli powder and fresh herbs in a bowl. Mix well to make sure the meat is flavoured evenly. If you want to add cheese, mix some in now.

Get a skillet on a medium heat while you stuff the lamb mixture into each pitta pocket until they’re all full. Push the mince do