Fast food is condemned without exception by all nutritionists. However, there are times when you can’t do without fast food: the need to bring something to the child to school, long trips by bus, train or car and the unexpected arrival of guests. We note at the same time that it is possible to come up with something more interesting than sandwiches that have snapped up. For example, pita with minced meat, prepared independently, is much tastier than the usual version of "bread-cheese-sausage." And there is it much more convenient, and you can diversify the filling.
Baked pita
This dish saves when guests are on the way, and there is not much time to cook in stock. Stuffing can be done independently, but bought in the store will do. In any case, in order for pita with minced meat to turn out juicy, it must be grinded twice, enriched with onion, half of sweet pepper and tomato. If it still seems a little dry, pour in a little water and knead like a dough. There are two types of pita on sale: spread out or "pocket". In the first case, one side is greased with olive oil, minced meat is put, the cake is folded in half and pressed down. In the second, the filling is carefully placed in your pocket.
When preparing the dish, try not to tear the edges. As a rule, pita with minced meat is laid out on a baking sheet, sprayed with oil and put in the oven for 6-7 minutes. After the time has passed, it turns over, and after 5 minutes it is served on the table - hot, odorous and with different sauces.
With meat and vegetables
This is cold pita with minced meat. A recipe with a photo involves pre-processing the filling. The half-sliced salad dressing white onion is fried and set aside. Minced meat (less than 0.5 kg), salted and pepper, is fried in the same pan. When it becomes a uniform brown color, it must be transferred to a colander to drain excess fat. The second half of the onion is chopped finely; two oranges are cleaned completely (that is, the skin is removed from the slices) and cut into pieces. The juice released during cleaning is poured into a bowl with raw onions, and slices of orange and cucumber cut into cubes are added there. The resulting salad is seasoned (slightly) with red wine vinegar, chopped mint and olive oil. Each cake is stuffed with minced meat, roast and salad. The taste is extraordinary!
Pita with ground beef and almonds
Its preparation also begins with frying the onion - one head, finely chopped, is enough for 1.5 kg of minced meat. When the frying acquires an appetizing shade, the meat joins it and quickly over high heat when stirring, fried. At the end, a quarter of green hot pepper and finely chopped almonds (half a glass) are cut into very thin strips. The fire decreases, and the filling languishes on it for another three minutes. The final touch: a couple of spoons of garlic sauce are poured into the pan, the contents are mixed and left on the stove for another six minutes. Separately, two tomatoes are cut into circles and fried on both sides. Now going to the actual pita with ground beef. A spoon of filling and a tomato circle are laid in each cake. You can also put a green dill sprig - for beauty and aroma.
Meat and beans
Pita with minced meat is especially good to take her with her offspring to school or to competitions. The beginning is already familiar: onions are fried, ground meat seasoned with everything necessary is added to it, and the filling is fried, stewed until it is ready. The subtlety is that about ten minutes before removal, canned beans are added to the pan - better than dark varieties. You can also lay tomato paste if the beans do not include it. For the growing organism, it’s just great: before dinner, the child will definitely not be hungry.
Pita with minced meat and feta
In this recipe, the influence of Greek cuisine is clearly felt. And the best thing is this pita with ground beef. The procedure differs from the previous options: it is minced meat that is first fried. We take olive oil. A small onion and potato are cut and minced. At this stage, there may be options:
- In order for the tuber to cook faster, it can be grated.
- If you prefer diced potatoes, you can pre-boil it until half ready.
- If you want to introduce fresh ingredients, but are afraid of getting ready, throw everything early.
Almost before being removed, tomato cubes are added to the pan - just to scald a little. And already turning off the fire, slices of feta are laid. The cakes begin carefully so that the cheese does not fall apart, and pita with minced meat rushes to the table.
Hamburger from Pita
Sometimes it happens that it’s not very convenient when there is a loose filling inside the “pocket”. In such situations, pita with minced meat is prepared in a slightly different way. Ground meat is not overcooked in a frying pan: an egg is added to it, and full-fledged cutlets are made (by the way, you can use those that have been left in the refrigerator, and the family is not more enthusiastic). The billets are fried as standard, a pocket is opened in the drink, into which a thin slice of cheese is placed, a cutlet is placed on it, and on the other hand is a half of sweet pepper, a salad leaf, a slice of cucumber (including salted) or a circle of tomato - to choose from . You can eat it right, or you can heat it until the cheese is melted in the microwave or in a frying pan under the lid. So the modified pita with minced meat is ready. The recipe prompts you to immediately begin to create such a culinary masterpiece!