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Arayes kafta (kofta in pitta bread sandwiches)

Lebanese sandwiches wit dip and a drink on the side

Arayes kafta (kofta in pitta bread sandwiches)

Name: Arayes kafta (kofta in pitta bread sandwiches)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 600g coarsely minced 10% fat beef; 80g onion finely chopped; handful of parsley finely chopped; ½ tsp allspice; 1 tsp sea salt; 3 large or 4 small pittas; chilli sauce for dipping; mayonnaise for drizzling

Hisham Assaad

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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This grab-and-go Lebanese sandwich is best served with a good slather of toum garlic sauce, or
chilli sauce if you want a fiery option

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Try arayes kafta (kofta in pitta bread sandwiches), then try Lebanese-style rice and lentils with caramelised onions, lamb neck, preserved lemon or white beans and harissa.

This is another of the many meat and bread recipes that abound in Lebanon. The meat options are plentiful and so are the dough or bread varieties. This one is a homestyle replica of kafta bil aajine, a grab-and-go item often seen in Lebanese fast food chains, and a popular post-drinking food after a night out in the bars and clubs. Although it’s not traditional, it is a popular custom among the young crowd to top arayes with mayo. I’d suggest a good slather of toum garlic sauce – or, good chilli sauce is also an amazing fiery serving option.

Recipes extracted from Bayrūt by Hisham Assaad (£27, Smith Street Books). Photographs: Liz and Max Haarala Hamilton. Recipes are sent by the publisher and not retested by us.