Burek or Borek
From lor 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 4
These are DELICIOUS with a yogurt dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped shopping list
- 1-1/2 pound ground beef shopping list
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced / finely chopped shopping list
- 1 teaspoon allspice shopping list
- 2 teaspoons paprika shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 box phyllo pastry sheet - 12 inches x 17 inches shopping list
- 3/4 to 1 cup butter, melted shopping list
How to make it
- Heat a large frying pan and add the oil.
- Saute the onion until soft, and then add the beef, garlic, 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 preheated oven at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until just lightly golden.
- Keep the remaining sheets of phyllo dough covered with plastic, and work quickly to prevent in from drying out.
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
Oh my goodness - how did I miss this? I had these in a restaurant and loved them so much and always wanted to try to recreate them at home. Lor, you sweetiekins you.....thank you!
*Prints recipes and run away to grocery store.*
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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Iv'e already tried something like this and it is wonderful!!!
raelene1951
in Brighton loved it
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yeah yeah yeah lookin tasty good easy yummy
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