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Sambousek

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Egyptian, Middle Eastern
Keyword: Ground Beef

Ingredients

Meat Filling

  • 3 lbs ground beef use 90/10
  • salt for taste
  • pepper for taste
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil plus more as needed for cooking vegetables and meat
  • 3 cups oil to fry the rolls
  • 1 onion diced
  • 6 green onion thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh Turmeric grated
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • ¼ tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp ground ginger optional
  • 2 tsp coriander seasoning
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp dry cilantro
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes

Puff Pastry

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 large package phyllo dough

Instructions

For the Meat Filling

  • In a pan over medium high heat with oil add onions and cook for 2 mins or until translucent. Add garlic and turmeric and cook for one min. Add the ground beef and all the filling ingredients. Cook on medium high for 10 minutes or until brown. Drain.

For the Puff Pastry

  • Unfold the pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface. Layer 2 sheets of dough and cut each pastry sheet into 5 inch squares.
  • With a pastry brush, brush the edges of pastry with egg yolk.

Assembly

  • Spoon about 1/4 cup meat mixture on the end of each pastry square.
  • Fold the 2 sides over the filling and roll until the top is reached.
  • Working in batches, add pastry rolls to the a large frying pan of hot oil and fry until evenly golden brown and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.