Arayes Meat Pockets

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Enjoy these flavorful Arayes Meat Pockets! Make this beautiful, simple dish for your friends and family!

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Arayes Meat Pockets
Yields3 Servings
Ingredients
 ¼ cup Olive oil
 ½ Medium onion, finely chopped
 1 tsp Kosher salt
 ½ tsp Black pepper
 3 Large cloves of garlic, minced
 1 tsp Cumin
 1 tsp Cinnamon
 ¼ tsp Red pepper flakes
 1 tbsp Tomato paste
 1 14.5-oz. can of diced tomatoes
 1 lb Ground beef
 ¼ cup Finely chopped parsley
 3 Toufayan Bakeries Classic White Pita Bread
 Softened butter
Directions
1

In a large sauté pan heat up olive oil on medium-high heat and sauté onions until softened, about 3 minutes. Add salt, pepper, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and tomato paste and cook 2-3 more minutes until slightly caramelized. Add diced tomatoes and mash together and cook down for 4-5 minutes on medium heat.

2

Allow to slightly cool before adding it to a medium bowl. Then add ground beef and chopped parsley and combine with a spoon.

3

Cut the pita bread in half and open up each half. Spoon 2-3 large spoonfuls of the meat inside each pita half.

4

Heat up some butter in a skillet on medium heat and work in batches to cook both sides of each Arayes meat pocket until golden brown and meat is fully cooked. You can also place it in a 350F oven to finish cooking them if you prefer not to fry them.

5

Makes 6 Arayes.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 ¼ cup Olive oil
 ½ Medium onion, finely chopped
 1 tsp Kosher salt
 ½ tsp Black pepper
 3 Large cloves of garlic, minced
 1 tsp Cumin
 1 tsp Cinnamon
 ¼ tsp Red pepper flakes
 1 tbsp Tomato paste
 1 14.5-oz. can of diced tomatoes
 1 lb Ground beef
 ¼ cup Finely chopped parsley
 3 Toufayan Bakeries Classic White Pita Bread
 Softened butter

Directions

Directions
1

In a large sauté pan heat up olive oil on medium-high heat and sauté onions until softened, about 3 minutes. Add salt, pepper, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and tomato paste and cook 2-3 more minutes until slightly caramelized. Add diced tomatoes and mash together and cook down for 4-5 minutes on medium heat.

2

Allow to slightly cool before adding it to a medium bowl. Then add ground beef and chopped parsley and combine with a spoon.

3

Cut the pita bread in half and open up each half. Spoon 2-3 large spoonfuls of the meat inside each pita half.

4

Heat up some butter in a skillet on medium heat and work in batches to cook both sides of each Arayes meat pocket until golden brown and meat is fully cooked. You can also place it in a 350F oven to finish cooking them if you prefer not to fry them.

5

Makes 6 Arayes.

Notes

Arayes Meat Pockets