Pastry With Ground Meategyptian Meat Puff Recipes

PHYLLO MEAT PIE (EGYPTIAN GOULASH)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Carefully lay the thawed phyllo dough sheets between two lightly damp kitchen towels.
• Begin with preparing the meat filling. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large nonstick pan. On medium-high heat, saute the chopped onions briefly. Add the ground beef. Cook until fully browned, tossing regularly. Remove the pan from the heat briefly to drain any fat, then return back to the stove. Add in the spices and stir to fully combine. Remove from the heat.
• Now, to assemble the phyllo pie, lay three to four sheets of phyllo dough on the bottom of a lightly greased 9 1/2 x 13 x 2 1/4 inch baking pan. Fold any excess dough in. Brush the top phyllo sheet generously with olive oil (or oil and butter mixture). Repeat this step as you lay three to four sheets of phyllo at a time in the baking pan until you have used up 1/2 of the phyllo sheets.
• Now, as you have a nice base for your pie, spread the meat filling evenly on top of the last phyllo sheet.
• Layer the remaining sheets on top of the meat repeating the same process as before (again, three or four sheets at a time, fold excess phyllo and brush with the olive oil) until all phyllo is used up.
• Brush the top sheet with olive oil (or oil and butter mixture). With a sharp knife, cut the phyllo pie into 12 squares.
• Season the prepared milk and egg mixture with salt and pepper and pour evenly over the pie.
• Place the phyllo meat pie on the middle rack of the 350 degrees F heated-oven for about 30 to 45, or until cooked through. The phyllo should be crispy and it should turn a nice golden brown. Be watchful so that pie does not over bake or burn.
• Serve warm with a side salad! Enjoy!

BEEF AND POTATO HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until translucent, 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
• Add beef and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, 5 minutes. Stir in paprika, potato, and raisins; season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• On a lightly floured work surface, gently roll out puff pastry sheets to smooth creases. Cut each sheet into 4 squares. Place 1/3 cup beef mixture in center of each pastry square. Brush edges lightly with water, fold over filling to form triangles, press to seal, and sprinkle with paprika.
• Transfer to two parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets and bake until pastry is golden and puffed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

GROUND BEEF FILLING FOR PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in butter until the onion is soft.
• Mix the onion/garlic/butter with the ground beef and other ingredients.
• Fill 6 rectangles of puff pastry with meat filling.
• Seal shut with beaten egg, place on cookie sheet.
• Bake in 400 degree oven 15 minutes, lower heat to 350 and bake 15 minutes longer.

BEEF PASTIES

Steps:

• Cook Savoury Mince following the instructions in this post.
• Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F and a line two baking trays with baking paper or silicone mats.
• Remove puff pastry sheets from the freezer, seperate and allow to thaw partially.
• Use a round cookie cutter or a wide mouth mug to cut 4 rounds into each pastry sheet.
• Spoon a tablespoon or so of savoury mince into the middle of each pastry round, brush the edges with the egg wash then bring the edges together to form a semi-circle. Crimp the edges together with your fingers to seal the filling inside.
• Place pasties upright on the baking trays, and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until golden, puffy and cooked through.

CURRIED BEEF PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Sauté onion in oil. Add curry powder. Then add ground beef.
• 2. Add soy sauce or salt when beef is almost done.
• 3. Let cool.
• 4. Cut pastry sheets into 9 squares. Fill each square with curried beef. Fold the square into a triangle.
• 5. Put triangles on pan and brush the top of each with a beaten egg (to give it a nice yellow color).
• 6. Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes.
• 7. Serve immediately.

UPTOWN BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Set the pastry out to thaw. Heat the oven to 400°F.
• Season the beef as desired. Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef, onion and garlic powder and cook until the beef is well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat.
• Stir the gravy, Worcestershire and vegetables in the skillet and cook until the mixture is hot. Pour the beef mixture into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Unfold the pastry sheet and place it over the beef mixture. Fold the edges of the pastry under itself to fit the pie plate (this doubled edge makes for a nicer-looking crust). Using a fork, crimp the edge of the pastry to the edge of the pie plate (or you can flute the pastry edge with your fingers).
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.

(PASTRY WITH GROUND MEAT)EGYPTIAN MEAT PUFF

Steps:

• Directions: Saute the onion in the oil until it changes color to dark yellow. Add the meat and brown it, then add the water, salt and pepper, and let it cook until the water is evaporated. If you decide to use nuts, add them at this time. Open the filo dough package and divide the sheets in half (they are usually sheets of 10X20" rectangles, you want to end up with two stacks of 10X10 sheets. In a greased 9X12X3" baking dish layer 2 to 3 sheets at a time and sprinkle them with a few drops of melted butter, and so on until you finish the first stack of sheets. Spread the meat and nut mixture on it and start doing the same thing with the second stack of filo sheets. Sprinkle,don't worry about spreading the butter on the sheets. When you finish with all the filo sheets, cut the feteer in 2X1" squares with a sharp knife. Mix together the left over melted butter, the egg and the milk and a pinch of salt (not much) and beat with a fork. At this point if you want, you can wrap the dish in plastic wrap and refrigerate until 1/2 hour before it is time to eat. Pour the egg mixture gently over the pastry and bake , uncovered in a preheated 375*F. oven for about 20 minutes or until the milk is absorbed and the pastry turns golden yellow.

CURRY BEEF PUFFS - PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil.
• Add curry powder to onion and saute until warmed.
• Add ground beef to onions and cook until browned.
• When the meat is almost cooked, add soy sauce or salt to taste.
• Remove pan from heat and cool a little.
• Cut puff pastry sheets into 9 squares. Put a spoonful of beef mixture into center of each square, fold over puff pastry into a triangle, and seal.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Brush tops with beaten egg.
• Bake at 400F until tops are golden brown, approximately 20-30 minutes.
• Serve hot.