World Flavors Cookbook

Sambousek

Name: Sambousek
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: Shortcrust dough, 300g ground lamb, 1 onion (finely chopped), 1/2 cup pine nuts, 1 tsp 7-spice, oil for frying.

Small, crispy fried pastry pies filled with spiced ground lamb and pine nuts.

Cuisine: Lebanon

Ingredients

Shortcrust dough, 300g ground lamb, 1 onion (finely chopped), 1/2 cup pine nuts, 1 tsp 7-spice, oil for frying.

Instructions

Sauté the lamb with onion, pine nuts, and spices until cooked. Roll out the dough and cut into small circles. Place filling in the center and pinch the edges to seal into half-moon shapes. Deep fry until golden and crispy. Serve as part of a mezze spread.