Yugoslavian Burek
This is a delicious dish I found in the Frugel Gourmet cookbook. I sounds hard to make, but it really isn't. The shapes of the meat pies make for interesting conversation.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1
- 1lb ground beef
- 1teaspoon allspice
- 2teaspoons Hungarian paprika
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1
- 3⁄4
DIRECTIONS
- Heat a large frying pan and add the oil.
- Saute the onion until soft, and then add the beef, spices, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook until the meat is crumbly but not dry.
- Cool completely before you continue.
- Lay 1 sheet of phyllo dough on the counter.
- Brush with some of the butter.
- Place a heaping 1/3 cup of meat mixture acrosss the sheet along the long side, 2 inches from edge.
- Fold the bottom over the meat mixture and roll into a snake shape.
- Cut the roll in half and coil each roll into a snail shape.
- Place on a nonstick baking sheet and butt the end up against the edge of the pan to prevent uncoiling.
- Brush with additional butter.
- Bake in a prheated oven at 375 degrees for 15-20 min or until just golden.
- Keep the remaining sheets of phyllo dough covered with plastic, and work quickly to prevent in from drying out.