Beef shawarma in pita with pickled red onions, chopped salad and tzatziki
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- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 whole red onion
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 whole onion
Cut the beef into strips; slice the onion.
- 2 lb beef ribeye
- 1 whole lemon
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic cloves
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp yogurt
Over the beef add the lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, grated garlic, salt, black pepper and yogurt; mix.
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground dried coriander
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp dried oregano
Add the cumin, coriander, sweet paprika, turmeric, oregano and red pepper flakes; mix, add the onions, and leave at room temperature 30 minutes to an hour.
The spice blend, and what she leaves out
- water
Halve and thinly slice the red onion; put in water just off the boil, heat off, for a minute to take away the bite.
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
Mix the vinegar, sugar and salt in the storage bowl; add the drained onions, press them under, leave to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate; they keep for weeks.
- English cucumber
- bell pepper
- grape tomatoes
- fresh parsley leaves
- onion
- salt
- dried oregano
- red wine vinegar
- Greek olive oil
Chop the cucumber and bell pepper, halve the grape tomatoes, finely chop parsley, add a little onion; season with salt, oregano, red wine vinegar and olive oil and mix.
- 1 whole cucumber
- 1 cloves garlic
- sour cream
- plain full fat whole milk yogurt
- black pepper
For the tzatziki, shred a cucumber on a box grater, salt it and drain in a strainer; mix with garlic, sour cream, yogurt and black pepper.
- olive oil
Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat until smoking; add a little olive oil and cook the meat with its onions in two batches so it caramelizes rather than steams, about four minutes per side.
Cooking the meat in a smoking skillet
- pita bread
Smear tzatziki in a pita, add salad, plenty of pickled onions and the meat; top with chopped parsley.
Serving and assembling the pita