Hawawshi (Egyptian Meat Stuffed Bread)
A recipe for Hawawshi (Egyptian Meat Stuffed Bread)! Aish Baladi (Egyptian Bread) is filled with a spiced meat mixture and baked until cooked through and golden.
Servings 6 Hawawshi
Ingredients
- 1 pound (450 grams) ground beef not lean
- 1 medium onion peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 tomato seeds removed, finely chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper stem and seeds discarded, finely chopped
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper optional, stem and seeds discarded, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup (5 grams) fresh parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- Pinch freshly ground nutmeg
- 6 Aish Baladi Egyptian wheat flatbread
- Ghee or melted butter for brushing
Instructions
- In a large bowl, gently mix the ground beef, onion, garlic, tomato, bell pepper, jalapeño, parsley, salt, allspice, paprika, coriander, black pepper, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, and nutmeg just until combined.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Preheat oven to 400˚ (200˚C).
- Carefully cut a small slit on one side of the bread or pita about 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide. Gently add about 1/4-1/3 cup of the meat mixture and press across the top to push the meat into an even layer. Repeat with remaining bread and meat.
- Another option is to cut each piece of bread in half and fill each half with the meat mixture.
- Brush each side of the filled bread with ghee and arrange on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until the meat is cooked through and the bread is golden, about 20-25 minutes.
- Cut the bread in halves or quarters and serve with tahini sauce, salad, fries, and/or pickled vegetables.