Pita Tacos

We were in the mood for Mexican food. Its really hard to find chili or taco seasoning in stores here. I have seen it in a few specialty stores around Modiin, but that’s about it. Someone on the internet was kind enough to give me a recipe and I modified it to fit what I had on hand. Here it is:

Sid’s Israeli Taco Spice

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon hot paprika
1 teaspoon sweet coarse Hungarian paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon Charif Adom (red crushed chili mix)
1/2 teaspoon Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
a dash of cinnamon (optional)

I put 1lb of frozen ground beef into a covered pan with 1 cup of water. Once the water was boiling, I slowly flipped and mashed the ground beef until it was broken apart into small pieces. I left it simmering on a low flame until most of the water had evaporated, and added in the above spices with a bit of olive oil and water. I turned the flame back up to high for a moment and browned the meat. I then added just a bit of boiling water to make a bit of sauce.

The meat is served in a pita with chummous, techina and salads. I cut up a whole mess of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and cucumbers to stuff the pitas with, and some new pickle mix.

Bon appetite!