Meat cheese or leek pastries « Food Recipe

Meat cheese or leek pastries

Ingredients:

5 cups all purpose plain flour
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
Vegetable oil for deep frying
1 cup oil
Cheese filling:

    425 g, 14 oz, white cheese, Ikawi Altishiki
    1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
    1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

    Meat filling:

      300 g, 10 oz, ground meat
      1 tablespoon shortening or butter
      1/4 cup fried pine nuts
      A dash of ground allspice
      1/4 teaspoon salt

      Leek filling:

        1/2 cup finely chopped onion
        1 tablespoon shortening or butter
        1 cup finely chopped leek
        1/4 teaspoon salt
        A dash of pepper

        Preparation:

        Soak white cheese in water for 1 night.
        Change water occasionally. Drain.
        Prepare dough.
        Cover and leave aside for 1 hour.
        Cheese filling:

          Mix ingredients and put aside.

          Meat filling:

            Fry meat in shortening, add salt, spices and pine nuts.
            Stir over medium heat for 1 minute.
            Put aside.

            Leek filling:

              Fry onion and leek in shortening.
              Add salt and pepper.
              Stir for 1 minute.
              Put aside.

              Divide dough into walnut-size balls.
              Roll out to form circles, 8 cm diameter.
              Fill 1/3 circles with cheese, another 1/3 with meat and the last 1/3 with leek following this way:

                Put filling on one side of circle.
                Fold over one end to make semi-circles.
                Press edges with fingers.

                Fry in 1 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat.
                Brown both sides. Serve hot.
                You can add 1/4 cup of chopped onion to meat filling.



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