Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Leftover beef from Beef Kebabs recipe, about 6 cubes
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 1/4 cup leftover yogurt marinade from Beef Kebabs recipe
- 2 pita pockets
- 1/2 cup leftover Spicy Couscous
Directions
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and spray pan with nonstick cooking spray. Grill kebabs 3 minutes per side until medium-rare.
In a small bowl combine cucumbers and leftover reserved yogurt marinade.
Slice the top off the pita pockets. Fill the pockets with the beef, couscous and yogurt cucumber mixture. Place on serving dishes and serve.
Beef Kebabs:
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 3 pounds bottom round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped in large chucks slightly large than beef cubes
- 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for about 20 minutes
- Spicy Couscous, recipe follows
In a large bowl whisk together canola oil, garlic, yogurt, cumin, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Reserve half the marinade, in a covered bowl, and refrigerate. Add beef cubes to remaining marinade, cover and refrigerate for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight.
Preheat grill pan or outdoor grill to medium high heat. Be sure to oil the grill surface before grilling the kebabs.
Thread beef cubes and onion pieces onto skewers, alternating 3 pieces of beef and onion per skewer. Set aside extra beef cubes for Round 2 recipe. Place skewers on the grill pan and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare.
Place kebabs on a serving platter along with Spicy Couscous. Drizzle with some of the reserved marinade and serve.
Spicy Couscous:
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 (10-ounce) box couscous
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Saute garlic with red pepper flakes for 2 minutes being careful not to burn garlic. Add the chicken broth, turn up heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover and remove from the heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and fluff with fork. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
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By jc.leonard_12788225
Harker Heights, 83
on April 05, 2010
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I saved a little extra meat from the original recipe because the portions would have been HUGE and in order to make the round 2 recipe for 5 instead of 2. My three girls and I loved this more than the original kebabs. The addition of cucumber gave the pitas a fresh taste. I threw a simple greek salad together and we had a wonderful meal!
By xavierdhjane_11...
Biloxi, 64
on July 06, 2009
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This was so simple I slapped it together for lunch between myself and my fiance. Now we're usually not big on leftovers unless it's a stew of some kind. But the quick and easy, super cheap, and pleasant way of making this made it worth the try. I didn't have a lot of experience in the pita world and it confused me really, but the pita bread was excellent.
Now I actually fried the pita bread before using it in a butter and vegetable oil mixture with a little extra flour and toasted it dry to crisp it. The yogurt marinade and the spicy couscous agreed easily with the time of day and it wasn't heavy at all, but it didn't leave me hungry. I'm a big guy standing at 6'4" and I weigh about 250lbs. My fiance is a sweet girl who hates eating the same thing twice and we both have to say it was like a completely different meal. This was efficient, great tasting, and it beats bologna and mustard hands down. Only suggestion, crisp that pita if you want hot food. However, this goes great with a salad when it's chilled and any guy can do it.
Thanks Sandra!
By stixx23_11941730
Anytown, OK
on June 23, 2009
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It wasn't until after I made the original meal that I looked at the details of this recipe and saw that it only serves two people. I don't get how that's supposed to feed my family of four, though. Good thing I had plenty of daffodil cake left.
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