Hawawshi

Hawawshi is Egyptian bread filled with seasoned minced meat. Suzy Karadsheh describes it among her childhood street-food favourites and recalls bakeries or restaurants wrapping dough around the filling before cooking it in ovens. Her home version uses ready-made pita pockets, which become crisp as the meat cooks inside.^[1]

For that filling, she combines minced beef with finely chopped onion, garlic, bell pepper, hot pepper and parsley, plus tomato paste. Coriander, allspice, paprika, cumin, cardamom, black pepper and cinnamon season her mixture. It is spread inside the pockets, which are brushed with oil and baked on both sides. She serves the sandwiches hot and suggests pickles, sliced vegetables or tahini sauce as accompaniments.^[1]