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Why My Hawawshi Is So Crispy ? (Tried Arabic Tips)

 

Hawawshi is one of the most famous Egyptian dishes and recipes.


In Egypt, Egyptians eat hawawshi in two ways, either Alexandrian hawawshi or my country hawawshi

 

We presented you with the way to make the Alexandrian Hawawshi in a previous recipe (you can view it from here) Today, we will introduce you to the Egyptian way to make baladi hawawshi

 

What distinguishes the Hawawshi Baladi from the Alexandrian is that the minced meat is placed in bread directly, unlike the Alexandrian hawawshi, which has a special dough

 

Hawawshi Baladi

 

 

Hawawshi Baladi can be prepared with two types of bread (pita bread or Arabic bread).

The baladi hawawshi is served with the baladi salad or the green salad, as well as with tahini

 

The times of eating hawawshi among the Egyptians

Hawawshi is a meal that is suitable for all meals because it contains almost everything you may need in a meal, but if you want to eat hawawshi like the Egyptians, it is eaten for dinner

 

What will you put on the table with the hawawshi?

 

As we mentioned before, the hawawshi is a complete meal, but if you wish, you can add it with French fries and soda water.

 

Hawawshi is one of the foods that is somewhat characterized by fat-filled meat, although it is quick to prepare, so it is preferable to use any type of meat full of fat, such as Chuck

Egyptian Hawawshi Baladi Recipe With Pics

 

Hawawshi Baladi

Egyptian Hawawshi Baladi Recipe

Kaly
Egyptian Hawawshi Baladi Recipe
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Sandwich
Cuisine Mediterranean
Calories 320 kcal

Equipment

  • cooking pan
  • Large Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilo minced meat I used half the amount of lamb
  • 4 onions chopped
  • 6 Pita bread
  • 1 Mozzarella cheese as desired
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4 Green hot pepper chopped
  • 1 parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sweet red pepper paste
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 A large spoonful of Hawawshi spices Or arabic spices if you couldn't find Hawawshi spices
  • Half teaspoon Chinese kibbeh
  • 3 tablespoons oilghee

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, put the onions and spices (Chinese kibbeh – salt – black pepper – spices)
    In a large bowl, put the onions and spices (Chinese kibbeh - salt - black pepper - spices)
  • Mix the spices well with the onions
    Mix the spices well with the onions
  • Add chopped hot pepper, red pepper paste and parsley
    Add chopped hot pepper, red pepper paste and parsley
  • Stir the mixture well
    Stir the mixture well
  • Add the meat and mix it very well with the spices and onions
    Add the meat and mix it very well with the spices and onions
  • Shape the meat into balls (each ball is about 150 grams)
    Shape the meat into balls (each ball is about 150 grams)
  • open the pita bread like this
  • Roll the meatballs into the pita bread
    Roll the meatballs into the pita bread
  • Add as much mozzarella cheese as you like
    Add as much mozzarella cheese as you like
  • Grease the hawawshi with a little ghee or oil
    Grease the hawawshi with a little ghee or oil
  • In a pre-heated frying pan, put the hawawshi and press it (so that it is crispy and the meat is well distributed)
  • When the hawawshi begins to reach the crunchiness (about two to three minutes)
  • Divide the hawawshi loaf into four parts and place on a serving plate

Notes

1- To prepare sweet red pepper paste just (roasted red bell pepper, peeled and chopped)
2- Do not increase the amount of meat inside the bread so that it is easy to cook
Keyword Egyptian Hawawshi Baladi Recipe, Hawawshi Baladi Recipe

 

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