Ground Beef Arayes with Creamy Garlic Sauce
Ground Beef Arayes with Creamy Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
For the Ground Beef Arayes
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 6 tortillas, or pitas
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons coriander
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 sweet onion, large, diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- as needed olive oil, for cooking
For the Creamy Garlic Sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise, homemade or store-bought
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon parsley, heaping, chopped
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, heaping, chopped
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, paprika, cumin, coriander, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon sea salt, 6 cloves minced garlic, diced sweet onion, chopped cilantro, and chopped parsley. Gently mix all ingredients together with your hands until well combined. Set the meat mixture aside.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, 6 cloves minced garlic, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon cumin, vinegar, lemon juice, heaping tablespoon of chopped parsley, and heaping tablespoon of chopped cilantro. Whisk all the sauce ingredients together until thoroughly mixed. Place the sauce into the fridge to chill while you prepare the arayes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Take one tortilla (or pita) and spread approximately 1/6th of the prepared meat mixture evenly over one half of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla in half to enclose the meat mixture.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Heat a pan (a cast iron pan works well) over medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Once hot, carefully place the folded arayes into the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Cook the arayes until golden brown on one side, then flip with tongs and cook the other side until golden brown. To ensure the meat cooks thoroughly without burning the tortillas, flip them often. Use tongs to carefully brown the exposed meat edge of the arayes by holding them vertically against the pan.
⏱️ 15 min
- 6
Remove the cooked arayes from the pan and set aside. Repeat the process with the remaining arayes and meat mixture.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Serve immediately with the chilled creamy garlic sauce. For easier dipping, you can cut the cooked arayes into halves or smaller pieces before serving.
Kitchen Tools
Ground Beef Arayes with Creamy Garlic Sauce
For the Ground Beef Arayes
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 6 tortillas, or pitas
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons coriander
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 sweet onion, large, diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- as needed olive oil, for cooking
For the Creamy Garlic Sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise, homemade or store-bought
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon parsley, heaping, chopped
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, heaping, chopped
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, paprika, cumin, coriander, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon sea salt, 6 cloves minced garlic, diced sweet onion, chopped cilantro, and chopped parsley. Gently mix all ingredients together with your hands until well combined. Set the meat mixture aside.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, 6 cloves minced garlic, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon cumin, vinegar, lemon juice, heaping tablespoon of chopped parsley, and heaping tablespoon of chopped cilantro. Whisk all the sauce ingredients together until thoroughly mixed. Place the sauce into the fridge to chill while you prepare the arayes.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Take one tortilla (or pita) and spread approximately 1/6th of the prepared meat mixture evenly over one half of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla in half to enclose the meat mixture.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Heat a pan (a cast iron pan works well) over medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Once hot, carefully place the folded arayes into the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Cook the arayes until golden brown on one side, then flip with tongs and cook the other side until golden brown. To ensure the meat cooks thoroughly without burning the tortillas, flip them often. Use tongs to carefully brown the exposed meat edge of the arayes by holding them vertically against the pan.
⏱️ 15 min - 6
Remove the cooked arayes from the pan and set aside. Repeat the process with the remaining arayes and meat mixture.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Serve immediately with the chilled creamy garlic sauce. For easier dipping, you can cut the cooked arayes into halves or smaller pieces before serving.