A Mediterranean Food

Hello everyone, Today I want to share a recipe with you. It is a Turkish recipe. It is called as’ tantuni’ in Turkish. It is a traditional southern street food. It originates from my hometown, Mersin. I wanted to share this food because it is one of my favorite food. It can be called as beef wrap in English. So let’s look at the ingredients.
 -(Must) 4 tortilla flat breads
 -(Must) 1/2 kg or equivalently 1 Ibs beef, very thinly cubic diced
 -(Must) 3 tbsp vegetable, canola or sunflower oil
 -(Must) Ground red pepper
 -(Optional) 1 medium onion, finely chopped
 -(Optional) 3/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
 -(Optional) 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
 -(Optional) Salt, pepper, cumin, thyme, powdered sumac
 And how can we create a ‘tantuni’ from them? First of all you should boil beef in medium heat until it is drained. Then mix vegetables gently in a bowl and add some sumac. Heat up the oil and add beef keep sauteing in high heat . Add ground red pepper. When the oil gets too hot, it’ll splash around and will burn the meat. To prevent that, add some water in the pan. Some of it will vaporize instantly and will take out the extra heat from the pan and the meat. This will keep the meat tender. This is one of the most important points. When the remaining water in the pan is about to vaporize, add vegetable mix, spices. After they warm up a little and the flavors become integrated, cover the pan and the meat with tortilla breads. Let it warm up and then turn off the heat. Take out the breads, put one on a plate. Add some of the meat and spread along the bread. And lastly roll the bread tightly. Serve with lemon and hot pickled peppers. I hope you enjoy your meal!