Meat Pies Middle East Palestine Recipes

LEBANESE BEEF FATAYER | A MIDDLE EASTERN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350F.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat and cook onions for one minute.
• Add meat and salt and break up into small pieces. Continue to cook over medium heat uncovered until cooked through.
• Add garlic and spices, stir and cook for one more minute. Add catsup and stir well. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Remove pizza dough from packaging and roll out thinly on a floured surface. Use a small 6 inch bowl to make a template into the dough. Cut circles out with a sharp knife. Dust well with flour and stack in a pile for easier assembly.
• In a small bowl add egg and water and whisk with a fork until combined, set aside.
• In each circle add 2-3 Tbs of filling. Brush the edge of the dough with the egg wash and start the fold. Fold two sides about 1/3 of the way, pinching the sides closed as you go. Then take the middle of the remaining side and bring toward the pinched edge making two new seams. Pinch the two new seams closed.
• Place all on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or sprayed with cooking spray.
• Brush all over with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds (white or black).
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Turn the baking sheet around half way through cooking.
• Remove from oven and rest for 5 minutes before serving.

MEAT PIES (MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE)

Steps:

• Saute onions in butter until tender.
• Add meat and spices. Saute until tender.
• Add browned pine nuts and lemon/vinegar. When cool, its ready to be used for stuffing.
• Using the basic dough recipe I have posted
• Recipe #323574.
• roll out the 2 1/2" ball of dough out to 4" circles (more like squares with rounded edges).
• Put a heaping tablespoon of filling on each circle.
• Fold the bottom to the middle and bring in sides to center to form triangle (I you put one corner directly in front of you, then you would fold down the top corner, and bring in the sides, and you should have a triangle).
• Press down seams firmly and pinch ends together.
• Grease pan and place pies on pan (seams down), and brush tops with olive oil.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until pies are golden brown.
• Enjoy!

LEBANESE MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Combine the warm water, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Add the flour and salt and mix together until well combined. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead the mixture until sticky.
• Add the olive oil and continue kneading until the dough becomes soft and smooth and lightly sticky without leaving any dough on your fingers.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly greased and allow it to proof until doubled, about 90 minutes.
• Remove the dough and divide into 30 pieces and reshape to round balls. Let sit in an oiled tray until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• In a medium size pan over medium heat, heat the olive oil and cook the onions until soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add the beef and onions and cook until the beef is browned, about 8-10 minutes. Fold in the tomatoes and parsley, then season with salt, 7 Spice, sumac and cinnamon.
• Preheat the oven to 425ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll out the dough in 4-5 inch circles. Place 2 tablespoons of the mixture inside each circle.
• Hold two ends of the dough and seal them together over the filling, pinching the dough together to help bind. Fold the last side up to meet the first two sides, pinching the dough together with the first two sides to bind.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
• Serve warm on their own or with plain whole milk yogurt as a dip.

MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place the potato in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, mash, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, crumble the ground beef and pork into a large saucepan, and add the garlic, onion and water. Season with mustard powder, thyme, cloves and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring to crumble the meat and mix in the spices, until the meat is evenly browned. Remove from the heat, and mix in the mashed potato.
• Place one of the pie crusts into a 9 inch pie plate. Fill with the meat mixture, then top with the other pie crust. Prick the top crust a few times with a knife to vent steam. Crimp around the edges using the tines of the fork, and remove any excess dough. Cover the edges of the pie crust with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the crust has browned. Serve by itself, or with a beef gravy.

SPINACH PIES (MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE)

Steps:

• Wash spinach, chop, and sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 15 minutes, then squeeze out the excess water.
• Mix with all the ingredients and set aside.
• Using the basic dough recipe that I have posted, take the 2 1/2" balls of dough and roll out to 4" circles (more like squares with rounded edges).
• Put a heaping tablespoon of spinach filling on each circle.
• Fold up from the bottom to the middle, and bring in sides to center to form triangle. (If you put one corner in front of you, then you would fold down the top corner, and bring in the sides, and you should have a triangle).
• Press down seams firmly and pinch ends together.
• Grease pan and place pies on the pan (seams down) and brush the tops with olive oil.
• Bake in a preheated 400°F oven until pies are golden brown. (I have a older gas stove, and had to turn my oven to about 325°F in order for the top and bottom to cook evenly, so adjust the temperature according to your oven).

SHISH KABAB (MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE)

Steps:

• In a food processor mix the fresh parsley, garlic, and onion and mix it until there are no clumps. The finer its chopped the better.
• Mix the ground beef with all the spices.
• Add the parsley mixture to the meat and mix well, making sure all the parsley is mixed into the meat as evenly as possible.
• Make pieces of meat that look like fat fingers and slide onto skewers.
• Either put on the grill and cook on each side until well done or put under the broiler on a piece of aluminum foil and cook each side until done.