Middle Eastern Sandwiches
Ingredients
4 pounds boneless beef or lamb cut 1/2 inch cubes
1/4 C. cooking oil
2 C. chopped onions
2 garlic cloves minced
1 C. dry red wine
1 can tomato paste 6 oz.
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. dried oregano crushed
1 tsp. dried basil crushed
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary crushed
1 dash freshly ground black pepper
1/4 C. cold water
1/2 C. cornstarch
10 pita pocked breads
1 large tomato seeded, diced
1 large cucumber seeded, diced
8 oz. plain yogurt
Cooking Instructions
In skillet brown 1 pound of the meat in 1 Tbls. hot oil at a time. Drain. Transfer meat to crockery cooker. Add onion and garlic to skillet, cook until tender. Add to meat with wine, tomato paste, salt, oregano, basil, rosemary, and dash of pepper, mix well. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 4 hours. To serve turn cooker to high heat setting. Blend water into cornstarch, stir into meat mixture. Cook until thickened and bubbly, stirring occasionally. Split bread to make a pocket, fill each with meat mixture, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and yogurt.
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