1/2 cup dry red wine
2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1 dash of pepper
1 lb beef flank steak
1 tbsp butter or margarine
4 pitas
3 cup chopped lettuce
1 cup peeled, seeded and diced cucumber
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup plain yogurt
Directions
serves 4
Combine wine, oil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. cut steak into
strips, 2-inches by 1/4-inch wide, or as thin as possible. Pour wine
marinade over beef strips, and let stand for 1 hour at room
temperature. Drain meat strips and cook, in two batches, in hot
butter, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until brown on all sides.
Serve meat in a chafing dish or on a hot tray to keep warm. Open one
end of pita to make a pocket. Set out dishes of lettuce, tomato,
cucumber, and yogurt. Allow each person to fill his own pita.
From THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GREEK COOKING, by The Recipe Club of Saint
Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Harper and Row, NY, c1990.
Posted by HOWARD WITTENBERG, Prodigy ID# BCWX27A.
Servings: 4 servings
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