Easy grilled meat Pita Pockets - Lebanese Arayes with a spiced meat filling

Summary by Krater

This video demonstrates how to make Arayes, Middle Eastern meat-stuffed pita bread, covering the preparation of the meat filling, onion and parsley mixture, garlic paste, seasoning, bread selection, stuffing technique, and grilling method using olive oil.

From the video

Answers: How do you make Arayes meat-stuffed pita bread?

• Arayes recipe
• Meat-stuffed pita bread
• Middle Eastern cooking
• Meat filling preparation
• Garlic paste technique
• Grilling pita bread

Ingredients

• 500 g (1 lb) minced beef
• 30 g (1 oz) parsley
• 1 medium brown onion
• 1-2 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
• 1 tbsp + more for brushing olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baharat or all spice
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 5-6 loaves pita bread

What it concludes

• Arayes take only 20 minutes to make and are not as heavy as regular burgers.
• Pita bread stays crispy when fried compared to traditional Lebanese bread, which gets a bit soft.
• Brushing the bread with olive oil gives it a better fry, makes it crispier, and creates grill marks.
• Cooking the Arayes in a grill pan gives them a great charred flavor.