Beef With Yogurt In Pita Bread

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 lb beef flank steak
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 4 pita bread
• 3 cups chopped lettuce
• 1 cup peeled seeded and diced cucumber
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 1 cup plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 combine wine, oil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• 2 cut steak into strips, 2-inches by 1/4-inch wide, or as thin as possible.
• 3 pour wine marinade over beef strips, and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
• 4 drain meat strips and cook, in two batches, in hot butter, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until brown on all sides.
• 5 serve meat in a chafing dish or on a hot tray to keep warm.
• 6 open one end of pita to make a pocket.
• 7 set out dishes of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and yogurt.
• 8 allow each person to fill his own pita.