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Arais (Grilled Meat Stuffed Pita)

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30 min

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Today on our grilling series, we have an excellent guest- the Arais (or Arayes). Arais is a dish that originated from the Shami (Levantine) cuisine. It is common in the Middle East, especially in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. The word 'Arais' is a plural version of 'arus', a bride in Arabic. The origin of the name is in Arab countries and certain tribes where this dish was used to be served in honor of newlyweds. The pita is cut in half, stuffed with meat, then grilled well. The meat releases its juices, and the pita soaks all of them. I used 50% beef sirloin and 50% lamb for my meat mixture, but you can go with only beef. After done cooking, cut to quarters and dip in tahini! OHHH YASSS! It's a beautiful dish to make when your homemade pita gets a little old.

4 Arais

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Picture for Arais (Grilled Meat Stuffed Pita)

4 Arais

US

original

metric

Ingredients

2 pitas

½ lb ground sirloin (0.25 kg)

½ lb ground lamb (0.25 kg)

½ an onion

1 clove garlic

½ bunch a of parsley

½ bunch a of coriander

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon Baharat powder

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

A of crushed pistachios

Extra virgin olive oil

Tahini dip (for serving)

Tools

Cutting board

Knife

Grill

Bowl

Directions

Step 1

Start your grill and set it to 315°C, medium-high heat. While the grill preheats, prep the Arais.

Step 2

Chop onion, garlic, parsley, and coriander as fine as you can.

½ an onion

1 clove garlic

½ bunch a of parsley

½ bunch a of coriander

Step 3

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together: sirloin, lamb, onion, garlic, parsley, coriander, cumin, baharat, black pepper, pistachios and salt. Leave the olive oil aside. Mix well until homogenous.

½ lb ground sirloin (0.25 kg)

½ lb ground lamb (0.25 kg)

an onion

garlic

½ bunch a of parsley

½ bunch a of coriander

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon Baharat powder

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

A of crushed pistachios

Step 4

Cut the pitas in half. Fill them up with the meat mixture, making sure you spread the meat evenly into the pita. If you like your meat more to the rare side- fill the pita with a thick layer of meat. If you want it well done- spread a thinner layer.

2 pitas

Step 5

When you are ready to start firing your Arais, gently brush the grill grates with oil.

Step 6

Lightly brush the pitas with olive oil and place them on the grill. Close the grill and let the pita cook for 4-5 min.

Extra virgin olive oil

Step 7

Open the grill, flip the Arais to the other side and cook for another 4-5 min. Close the grill when cooking.

Step 8

Lastly, grill the open side of the Arais to create a good caramelization on the meat.

Step 9

Serve immediately with a tahini dip.

Tahini dip (for serving)

Step 10

YASSS!

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Yasmin Alloub

Apr 03 2025

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Anaelle kadosh

Feb 04 2025

The food was amazing it hit the spot .amazing service was so polite and welcoming . They treated us like it was our home. The best restaurant in los Angeles food was so good, great amount of servings and great prices and kind and extremely nice treating. Recommended go wat and enjoy with family

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Ibrahim

Jun 28 2024

As if Palestine isn't part of Levantine. It's a popular dish there. Please do your research better.

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Annie

May 11 2024

I don’t understand how you called it a Levantine dish and leave out Palestine as if it isn’t common street food here.

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Paola Torres

Apr 30 2024

Love your content!

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Carlos

Jan 13 2024

I can’t wait to make theses. They look delicious and perfect for meal prep ✨ thank you!

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Stephanie

Jun 29 2023

These were delicious. I ended up using all beef since I couldn’t find ground lamb and served with green tahini.

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Muriel

May 25 2023

Could I do this in an oven? I do not have a grill.

YASSS!

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