Lebanese meat pie

Item details Lebanese meat pie

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BY: ANDREA ALDEN

Make your own version of street favorites like these Lebanese meat pies. It's easy and fun. Even better is watching others enjoy these savory grilled treats. Ground lamb or a mixture of ground lamb and beef is fried and then refrigerated. Once cooled, it is placed on puff pastry and baked on a pizza stone on the grill. Together with a salad and a yogurt dip, they make a light meal.

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp garam masala (a spice mixture from Indian cuisine)
• 225 g minced lamb
• 225 g ground beef
• 3 tomatoes, diced
• 3 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 tbsp sugar syrup
• 1 tbsp sugar syrup
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 tbsp dried parsley
• Salt to taste
• Chili flakes (optional)
• 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry (a package usually contains two pieces)

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Greek yogurt dip

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup feta, finely crumbled
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• Lemon to taste

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PREPARATION

1. Take the frozen puff pastry out of the freezer and let it thaw according to the manufacturer's instructions.
2. Preheat the Napoleon stainless steel wok on the side burner of the grill. Add butter and fry onion until softened and golden brown in color. Add garlic, garam masala and ground lamb and beef.
3. Fry for 10 minutes, then pour off the fat. Add tomatoes, peanut butter, simple syrup, lemon juice and parsley. Season with salt if desired. Allow to simmer until the liquid has thickened. Approximately 15 minutes.
4. Allow meat mixture to cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, place the Napoleon pizza stone in the middle of the grill and light both outside burners and preheat the grill to 220°C.
5. Cut out round sheets of dough using a large round cookie cutter (7.5-10 cm). Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the filling on each sheet of dough. Fold into triangles, making sure the edges of the dough are well sealed.
6. Bake meat pies on the pizza stone lined with baking paper or with cornmeal over indirect heat. Bake over indirect heat for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the dough turns golden brown and has risen.
7. Let the meat pies rest briefly and then serve hot with Greek yogurt dip and lemon slices.
8. To prepare the yogurt dip, crumble the feta cheese into small pieces and add to the Greek yogurt along with the chopped garlic and lemon pepper. Refrigerate until the meat pies are ready to serve.

If you like Indian cuisine and Asian tastes, these Lebanese meat pies are for you. They freeze well and are ideal for lunch breaks for those who don't like eating the typical meal packages packed in brown paper bags. They are aromatic and the yoghurt dip and the chosen spices give them an exotic and, if desired, savory taste. Some like it spicy, others don't. How about you? How spicy do you like it? Let us know using the hashtags #LoveItSpicy, #NotSoSpicy and #NapoleonGrill on our social media sites Grills Facebook or Grills Instagram.

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