Armenian Treat
- 2 lbs of ground beef 1 whole clove of garlic (grated finely)
- 1-2 tsp. cinnamon 1 sml onion finely cut up
- 2 containers of 1ltr of plain yogurt (liberty is good)
- 2 pkgs of sml. Pita rounds (divided and split apart)
- Method:
- The day before take the grated garlic and divide it up into three equal portions with the two- you will add to the two containers of yogurt and, and stir real well, then marinate overnight (if you do not do this step the garlic will turn green when baked) with the last portion of garlic put in fridge in a container till when you are ready to add it to the meat mixture.
- Day 2:
- In a large frying pan with a tablespoon or less of olive oil cook onion and the rest of the grated garlic (aprx. 3 tsp) adding salt and pepper to season, cook till translucent (shiny and glossy looking). Add the ground beef and the cinnamon. As soon as the water evaporates it is ready.
- Take an lrg. Lasagne pan and spray it with cooking oil or just brush with olive oil and take the pita and in a single layer try to cover completely the bottom of the pan (at this point you may tear up pieces in order to fit into the square corners)
- Second layer will be a portion of the meat aprx. 1/2 cup just loosely sprinkled across the pita layer.
- Third layer is the marinated garlic yogurt which is spread evenly across the meat mixture. (About 1/2 an inch of the layer)
- Repeat again all three layers (making sure that the yogurt is pushed into all four sides of the pan with a spatula each time you use that layer) followed by the last with the yogurt (which at this point will be about 3/4 of the second container of yogurt) About 1-1 1/2" thick.
- Sprinkle on top a little cinnamon and put into a preheated oven at 350 f.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- Note: You will be amazed how the pita bread just swells up like Lasagne noodles when it is baked.
ground beef, containers
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/armenian-treat-51469171 (may not work)