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There's nothing better in this world
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than bread and meat. And this Egyptian
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style meat pie or a hawashi is totally
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amazing. Just my type of food. The best
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part about it is how fragrant and tasty
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that filling is. Mostly due to some nice
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lean beef and the assortment of spices
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in the bahari spice. Now admit it, I
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have never heard of this spice before
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and it sounds suspiciously like parat
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which translates to India. So maybe it's
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India inspired. Anyways, I'll do some
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factchecking and put a little anecdote
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or fact down below. So take all of these
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veggies, the peppers, jalapeno,
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tomatoes, and the onions. Don't forget
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to add the garlic. And now process this
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until it's nicely pureeed.
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And once you've pureeed it, make sure
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you add all that mixture into a
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cheesecloth and squeeze as much as you
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can to get the excess moisture out.
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That's going to help ensure that the
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actual pa once it's done baking is not
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too soggy. Then add that to a large bowl
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along with the beef. the spices. This
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here is a Baharati Egyptian style spice
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mix which has a bunch of spices
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including some paprika, black pepper,
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cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and so much
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more. So, check out the full recipe link
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down below. Add your freshed chopped
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parsley, a generous portion of salt. A
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good way to test if the seasoning is
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perfect is just to cook a tiny bit of it
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in a pan. I'm just going to use my
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estimate and I hope everything works
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out. Mix this well and try not to
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overwork the meat because the warmth
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from your hands can actually start to
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render the fat and it may also make the
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meat more dense. This recipe is part of
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the hashtag taste of Egypt collab. So if
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you want more recipes that showcase
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local Egyptian style cuisine, check out
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that hashtag. Now, the type of pa that
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I'm using are the thicker kind. This is
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the Greek style pa. The Lebanese style
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are much thinner. And from whatever I've
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seen online about this hawasha, it's an
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Egyptian style bread that's usually
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used, but I just don't have access to
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that. Greek is the next best thing. So,
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just slice them in half. Hopefully, we
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get some nice pockets.
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So, I had to do some surgery with the
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bread knife, but we have our pockets.
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Now, it's just a matter of taking some
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of that meat and stuffing it in those
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Now, I experimented this recipe with
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both Lebanese style pa and the
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Greekstyle pa. Now, before baking them,
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I sprayed them with some olive oil, and
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the hope was that the pas will get nice
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and crispy. Well, it happened perfectly
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for the Greek pa, but in the case of the
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thin traditional Lebanese style pa,
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because they are so thin, they will get
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much more soggy, but no less delicious.
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You could, if you want, just roast that
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on a pan to get the crispness on the
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outside. These are just the best.
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If you enjoy meat pies just like this,
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then check out my Quebec style handheld
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meat pies or my South African style vet
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cooks, which is an amazing bread with an
