Middle Eastern · Dinner
Fried Meat Pastries (High-Protein)
Crisp fried hand pies stuffed with seasoned lean ground beef, warm baking spices, and cooked green lentils for extra body, all wrapped in a thin homemade dough. Serves as a shareable street-food style bite finished with a lemony yoghurt dip, built for a protein-forward and fibre-rich take on the classic sambousek.
$5
35 minsPrep
15 minsCook
50 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
712Calories
51.3gProtein
29.8gFat
58.1gCarbs
3.9gSugar
7.9gFiber
1580mgSodium
100mgChol
6.9gSat Fat
870mgPotassium
140mgCalcium
6.8mgIron
2.4mcgVitamin B12
8.5mgVitamin C
protein-rich
high-fiber
high-protein
Instructions
1
Prep
Mix flour, salt, olive oil, yogurt, and water until shaggy; knead 4 minutes until smooth and no longer sticky.
2
Chill
Cover dough and rest 20 minutes at room temperature so gluten relaxes and it rolls without springing back.
3
Saute
Warm oil in a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and garlic 3 minutes until softened and translucent, then add ground beef.
4
Brown
Cook beef over medium-high heat 6 minutes, breaking it up, until no pink remains. Stir in lentils, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, pepper, salt, and parsley; cook 2 minutes until fragrant.
5
Cool
Spread filling on a plate and cool 10 minutes so it does not melt the dough when stuffed.
6
Build
Roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness, cut into 4-5 rounds, spoon filling onto each, fold into half-moons, and crimp edges firmly with a fork.
7
Fry
Heat vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep pot and fry pastries 3 minutes per side until deep golden brown and crisp.
8
Drain
Lift pastries onto a paper towel-lined plate and rest 2 minutes so excess oil drains off.
9
Plate
Stir lemon juice into yogurt, arrange pastries on a plate with dipping sauce alongside, and scatter with parsley.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g lean ground beef
- 5.6 oz160g, cooked green lentils
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- parsley
- 1 1/2 cup188g all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp56g plain yogurt
- 4 tbsp60ml water
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp28g olive oil, for the dough
- 3 cups720ml vegetable oil, for frying
- 1/2 cup120g plain yogurt, for serving
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon juice, for serving
