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Traditional Egyptian Hawawshi (Spiced Minced Beef Baked in Crisp Baladi Flatbread)
Cairo's beloved street-food sensation: traditional whole-wheat Egyptian baladi bread pockets stuffed raw with seasoned minced beef, onions, spicy peppers, and warm spices, baked until the crust crackles and the interior stays succulent.
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
40 min
Oven
200°C (180°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
4
- Minced beef (80/20 lean to fat)500 g
- Egyptian baladi breads or round pita breads4 pc
- Yellow onion, finely minced2 pc
- Green chilies, finely minced2 pc
- Ground allspice and nutmeg1 tsp
- Melted butter or oil for brushing40 g
- Salt1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Knead minced beef with finely minced onions, chilies, allspice, salt, and pepper into a well-blended paste.
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2
Cut a slit in the edge of each baladi bread pocket and stuff evenly with a 1-cm layer of raw spiced beef. Brush exterior surfaces generously with melted butter.
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3
Wrap each stuffed bread in parchment paper, arrange on baking sheet, and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20 minutes. Unwrap for the final 5 minutes to crisp bread cracklingly golden.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
480
Protein
32g
Carbohydrates
38g
Fat
24g
Allergens
GlutenMilk
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Middle Eastern & Mediterranean Culinary Archives / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Levantine Culinary Heritage)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
