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Arais (Grilled Meat Stuffed Pita)
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30 min
5.0
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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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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
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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.
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