Ground Beef Pie (Simple Bisteeya)

Submitted by DrGaellon

"Everyday Food, episode "Food For A Crowd" (2008)"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 onion, in medium dice
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 453.59 g lean ground beef
• 0.61 ml cayenne pepper
• 2.46 ml cinnamon
• 2.46 ml kosher salt
• 2.46 ml ground pepper
• 44.37 ml lemon juice
• 5 eggs
• 44.37 ml milk
• 44.37 ml chopped parsley
• 44.37 ml sliced almonds
• 8 sheet phyllo dough
• 29.58 ml olive oil

directions

1. Heat skillet over medium heat. Add oil. When shimmering, add onion and sweat until limp and translucent.
2. Add cayenne, cinnamon, salt and pepper to beef; mix in well. Add beef to skillet. Add lemon juice to skillet. Cook 10 minutes until brown.
3. Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add milk.
4. Add parsley and almonds to skillet. Stir well. Cook until beef begins to brown. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.
5. Lay out one sheet of phyllo. Keep remaining sheets covered with a damp cloth to prevent drying out. Brush sheet with olive oil. Cover with next sheet, rotated 30 degrees. Repeat oiling process; do not oil the last sheet. Transfer phyllo stack into an 8" pie plate.
6. Add eggs to cooled meat and stir well. Pour into phyllo-lined pie plate. Fold phyllo edges up over the filling to cover. Brush exterior of phyllo with oil. Bake at 400F for 20-25 min until golden brown. Dust with a mixture of confectioner's sugar and cinnamon, slice and serve.