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Mtabbaq (stuffed pastry sheets)

Large sheets of pastry folded around a spiced meat filling of onion and pine nuts, then cooked in a pan or the oven. Crisp and golden, they are eaten in slices, often served with yogurt.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Farce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Finely slice the onions and cook them in the olive oil for 5 minutes, without colouring them.
  2. Add the meat and brown it for 8 minutes, crumbling it, then season with the spices, salt and pepper.
  3. Add the pine nuts and let the filling cool.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  5. Spread a pastry sheet on the work surface, brush it with melted butter and lay a second sheet on top.
  6. Place 2 spoonfuls of filling at the edge and roll the pastry into a cigar, folding in the sides.
  7. Place the cigars on a tray, brush them with butter and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until well golden.
  8. Let them cool for 5 minutes and serve with yogurt.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with mashed chickpeas and caramelised onions.

Quick format. Cut the sheets into squares and fold them into triangles for a party snack.

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