Spiced beef flatbreads

Spiced beef flatbreads
Prepare
less than 30 mins
Cook
10 to 30 mins
Serve
Serves 2–3

Deeply spiced beef served on warm flatbreads with a cooling garlic and mint yoghurt and zingy, quick-pickled turmeric onions. This is a vibrant, balanced dish that’s bold yet simple – perfect for lunch or dinner.

This recipe uses one portion of a batch cooked spiced tomato and garlic beef base.

By Verity Genco

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Ingredients

For the pickled turmeric onions

For the garlic and mint yoghurt

  • 150g/5½oz Greek-style yoghurt
  • 1 garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 heaped tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves
  • pinch salt

For the tomatoes

  • 2–3 tomatoes, chopped (approximately 300g/10½oz)
  • large pinch salt

For the flatbreads

Recipe tips

Method

  1. To make the pickled onions, mix the onion, turmeric, lime juice, sugar and salt well in a bowl. Leave to stand for 15–20 minutes, until softened and bright yellow. Set aside.

  2. To make the yoghurt, stir together the yoghurt, garlic, mint and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

  3. To make the tomatoes, place the tomatoes in a colander, sprinkle the salt evenly over the tomatoes and leave to drain slightly.

  4. To make the flatbreads, heat the beef gently in a saucepan over a medium–low heat for 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until piping hot. Add a splash of water or stock to loosen, if needed.

  5. Warm the flatbreads in a dry frying pan over a low heat for 1–2 minutes on each side, or until soft and pliable.

  6. To serve, top each flatbread with a layer of beef, a few spoonfuls of garlic and mint yoghurt, the drained tomatoes and a generous helping of pickled onions. Scatter over the coriander and serve.

Recipe tips

Pickle the onions in advance for extra zing – pickling for up to 1 hour enhances the flavour.

Salting and draining the tomatoes helps concentrate their flavour and prevents the flatbreads from becoming soggy.

If reheating the beef from chilled, add a small splash of water to loosen it.

Warm the flatbreads just before serving to keep them soft and easy to fold or roll.

You can also use the spiced beef base to make the following meals:

Spiced tomato and garlic beef mascarpone tomato pasta

Spiced tomato and garlic beef burrito bowl.