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( Beef-Stuffed Pastry Rolls )
Bourek
( Beef-Stuffed Pastry Rolls )
When the fast of Ramadhan is broken in the early evening hours, various dishes are considered a traditional part of the meal. This is one of those dishes.
Ingredients
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped ( ¼ cup)
½ lb ground beef
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
6 fyllo pastry sheets, 12x17 each
Lemon wedges for serving
Details
Serves: 6
Method
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet, add the onion and stir-fry over moderate heat for 2 minutes. Add the beef, salt and pepper and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the egg and parsley and fry for 1 minute more. Cool well.
Take 1 fyllo pastry sheet and spread it out flat with a short end nearest you. Place 2 heaping tablespoons of the beef mixture 2 inches in from the short edge. Fold both long sides in toward the middle, beginning with the short end roll the fyllo pastry to shape a packet 4 inches long and 1 ½ inches wide. Repeat with all the remaining fyllo pastry sheets and stuffing. Set aside.
Put the balance of the oil in a skillet over moderate / low heat and add the rolls. Brown on both sides for about 3 minutes; the low heat prevents the very thin pastry sheets from burning. Drain the rolls on paper towels for a minute.
Serve warm with a squeeze of lemon juice.
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