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Active Time
30 min
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Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
For sauce
For beef and onion pitas
Make sauce:
Step 1
Purée all sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Make beef and onion pitas:
Step 2
Toast pitas on rack of a gas burner over high heat, turning with tongs, until heated through but still pliable (pitas may puff), about 1 minute, then wrap in foil to keep warm. (Alternatively, wrap untoasted pitas in foil and warm in a preheated 300°F oven or toaster oven.)
Step 3
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Step 4
Stir together coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Pat beef dry and toss with spices. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet over moderately high heat, then sauté half of beef, stirring, until browned but still pink inside, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer beef to plate with onions, then sauté remaining beef in remaining tablespoon oil in same manner.
To serve:
Step 5
Halve pitas and fill with beef and onions. Serve sauce on the side.
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Reviews (12)
Back to TopI agree that it is overall lacking something. I add paprika to the rub and that helps a bit. I also add roasted red peppers. The pita totally falls apart and becomes a tasty mess so it isnt the best lunch to take to work. I do not agree about the sauce. I LOVE THE SAUCE! I love it with parsley and cilantro. I also love it with the mint that someone suggested. This does seem like a take on shwarma but I like it!
Anonymous
Brooklyn
1/20/2013
Added a small clove of garlic to the sauce and a handful of fresh mint leaves. Caramelized the onions and served it over coconut rice. Quite nice.
Anonymous
Galiano, BC
11/2/2011
I think this recipe is a bit twisted, forget making the Parsley sauce, add parsley and hummus and you basically have a " Shawarma "
captcook66
3/18/2009
Definitely agree with others who felt this dish was missing something. A tangy tzatziki sauce would make it better.
tbertrand
new york, ny
2/13/2008
The best part were the onions of course. Parsley sauce was okay. All the flavors went together well, but definitely missing something.
janes211
Salt Lake City, UT
1/24/2006
Not bad, but overall lacking something. The parsley sauce was ok, but not really worth breaking out the food processor for. The best part of the the recipe is the spice mixture on the beef. I will use that for fajitas or tacos. If I make this again, I'll add carrots, lettuce, or something else.
h_dub
Atlanta
1/16/2006
Even my parsley hating husband liked it! I may add bell peppers in when cooking the onions next time.
Anonymous
Tacoma,WA
1/11/2006
use cilantro, not parsley if you want an interesting kick
Anonymous
ny, ny
12/21/2005
It was fantastic. The spice mixture was wonderful. Fresh spices are essential. I don't think that fresh pitas are essential, but you definately need to find a decent brand. The pitas I used were about a week old.
jaketoru
tha' sco'
1/27/2005
The spice mixture was interesting but not "spicy". Parsley sauce needed to be kicked up. Pita fell apart easily
chefmichie
philadelphia
1/23/2005
Tasty, fast. The spices on the beef and the brightness of the parsley sauce elevated this from an otherwise average sounding dinner. We really enjoyed it; fresh pitas and fresh parsley are essential.
colleencc
Ancaster Ontario
1/18/2005
A fast and tasty recipe. Seemed overly simple but the spices on the beef and in particular the parsley sauce made it a little more special, a better than average supper. We really enjoyed this, very fresh pitas and very fresh parsley are essential.
Anonymous
Ancaster Ontario
1/18/2005
