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Title: Meat Filling For Pita Breads (Pocket Breads)
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients
1 no ingredients
Instructions
2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Pinon Nuts (Pine Nuts)
1 1/2 cup Onion; Finely Chopped
2 lb Ground Lamb Or Ground Beef
2 md Tomatoes; Peeled, Seeded And
-Finely Chopped
1/2 cup Green Pepper; Finely Chopped
1/3 cup Fresh Parsley; Snipped Into
-Very Fine Pieces
1/3 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
3 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Allspice
1 dash Pepper
Servings: 6
Heat the oil in a large skillet, over medium heat, and add the pine
nuts and onion, then cook and stir until the pine nuts are brown and
the onion is tender. Add the lamb or beef and cook, stirring, until
brown. Drain off the excess fat and stir in the remaining
ingredients. Cook, uncovered, until the liquid is absorbed.
Stuff into heated pita pockets and keep warm, until serving time.

Title: Meat Filling For Pita Breads (Pocket Breads)
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients
1 no ingredients
Instructions
2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Pinon Nuts (Pine Nuts)
1 1/2 cup Onion; Finely Chopped
2 lb Ground Lamb Or Ground Beef
2 md Tomatoes; Peeled, Seeded And
-Finely Chopped
1/2 cup Green Pepper; Finely Chopped
1/3 cup Fresh Parsley; Snipped Into
-Very Fine Pieces
1/3 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
3 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Allspice
1 dash Pepper
Servings: 6
Heat the oil in a large skillet, over medium heat, and add the pine
nuts and onion, then cook and stir until the pine nuts are brown and
the onion is tender. Add the lamb or beef and cook, stirring, until
brown. Drain off the excess fat and stir in the remaining
ingredients. Cook, uncovered, until the liquid is absorbed.
Stuff into heated pita pockets and keep warm, until serving time.
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