Thursday, January 26, 2012

Homemade Flatbread Rollup

This is a delicious, simple, and filling meal.  It is more of a Mediterranean influenced Sloppy Joe. You could use any type of ground meat that you have available.  I used beef for this meal but I have used ground chicken and lamb, on occasion.
The longest part of the preparation is making the flatbread.  You could use purchased pita if you have it.  I really like the flavor of the bread that I make so I no longer purchase pita bread.

For Flatbread
3 cups of Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of Sugar
1 Egg
3/4 cup of Warm Water
Olive Oil
Place the pan or ceramic pizza cooker in the oven and then heat the oven to 500 degrees.  In a large bowl, sift together 3 cups of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.  Stir lightly and then make a well in the middle.  Add 1 egg and combine with the flour, using a large spoon.  Heat 3/4 cup of water and pour over the flour and egg.  Mix thoroughly.  Divide into 6 even balls.
Pour  a small amount of oil in the center of a pastry sheet or large piece of wax paper. Take the first ball and roll it in the oil and then using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 1/8 inch thick.  Place it on the heated pan or pizza cooker that is heated in the oven.  Close the door of the oven and let it cook 5 to 7 minutes. It should start to bubble. Flip the bread before the piece starts to brown.  Close the oven door and let it finish cooking.  The bread will take on an opaque appearance.  Try to keep it from browning too much.  That will make the bread crispy and it will not fold up well.  Continue to cook the bread until you have used all 6 balls of dough.

For the meat,
1 pound of Ground Meat
1/2 of a medium Onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon of Garlic, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon
2 Tablespoons of Tomato Paste
1/2 to 1 cup of Dry White Wine
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add onion, garlic and ground meat.  Once the meat starts to loose the pink color, add Cinnamon and Tomato Paste.  Let that cook until the pan turns dry.  Do not let the pan scorch! Start adding the wine about 1/4 cup at a time.  Let the wine reduce and then add more.  Taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.  Reduce the heat to low and let the meat mixture simmer until all of the liquid is absorbed or evaporated. 

For the Rollup toppings:
1/2 Cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup of Cilantro Leaves, washed and stems removed
Plain Yogurt
Crumbled Feta
2 Limes

While the meat is simmering, wash and  remove stems of cilantro.  Peel 1/2 of a cucumber and slice very thin.  Wash the outside of a lime and then zest it.  Slice the lime into wedges.
Once the liquid in the meat is gone, it is time to assemble!
On a serving plate, place one piece of flatbread, spread with yogurt, top in the following order: cucumber, meat, feta cheese, cilantro, squeeze of lime and lime zest. Fold over or roll up.
This makes 6 delicious servings!

Enjoy!

Deloris

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