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Recipe Spiced Beef on Pita Triangles With Fresh Mango Salsa (Appetizer)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 4 (7-inch) pita breads, split into 2 thin rounds and quartered
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef (or ground lamb or turkey)
- 1 large red onion, cut into small dice
- 1 pinch Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 (9 ounce) jar Major Grey Chutney
- 1 medium mango, cut into small dice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Preparing/Cooking:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees.
- Place pita triangles on oven rack set in the middle position.
- Bake until golden brown, 10 minutes.
- (Store in an airtight tin for up to a week.
- )Mix cumin, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a small bowl.
- Leave 1/4 teaspoon of the spice mix in the bowl and sprinkle the remaining spices over beef; mix to combine.
- Heat a large (12-inch) skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add meat and all but 1/3 cup of the onion; saute seasoning with salt and pepper and stirring frequently to break meat into a finely ground texture.
- Stir until meat is fully cooked and all liquid has evaporated from the pan, about 9 minutes.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of chutney; cook to blend flavors, about 1 minute longer.
- (Can be refrigerated in a covered container up to 5 days.
- )When ready to serve, rewarm beef and make the salsa: Stir together the mango, cilantro, and remaining chutney, onion and spice mix.
- Spoon a portion of meat on each pita triangle, top with salsa and serve.
- Or set out meat, pita chips and salsa and let guests make their own.
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