Baked Ground Beef Pie

In a country of people who love to eat, holidays and other celebrations revolve around good food that is painstakingly prepared. Baked beef pie was used served for guests in special occasions since beef was so costly but precious at the old times. Since then it's a custom to serve baked beef pie for special occasions.

Baked Ground Beef Pie

  
Baked Beef Pie
Origin: Turkish
Difficulty: Moderate


Ingredients:
-(Must) 1 tbsp butter
-(Must) 1 large onion, chopped fine
-(Optional) 3 cloves garlic, minced and mixed with 1/4 tsp. salt
-(Must) 8 oz. ground beef or lamb
-(Optional)1 tsp. cinnamon
-(Optional) 3 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
-(Optional) 2 tbsp. fresh dill, chopped
-(Must) 1/2 tsp salt
-(Optional) 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
-(Must) 2 eggs
-(Must) 1 cup milk
-(Must) 1/2 cup olive oil
-(Must) 16 oz package phyllo dough, thawed*

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400ºF.

In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and salt. Sauté for about 7 minutes, or until onions are soft and translucent.Add meat and stir, cooking for just under 5 minutes. Mix in cinnamon, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.

In a small bowl, beat eggs with milk and oil. Lightly butter a 9 12-inch baking dish. Carefully press one sheet of phyllo into bottom of pan. (The sheet will overlap the sides of the dish.) Pour a small amount of milk mixture onto phyllo, tilting pan from side to side to moisten dough.

Add four more layers of phyllo, brushing each one with milk mixture before adding next one. Add another sheet of phyllo and cover with half meat mixture. Then add four more sheets, again brushing each one with milk mixture. Add another sheet of phyllo dough and cover with remaining meat. Top with five more sheets of phyllo, brushing each with milk mixture.

Baked Ground Beef Pie (Before Cooking)

Fold edges of phyllo dough into pan. Brush top thoroughly with milk and egg mixture. Decorate with sesame seeds. Bake for 45 minutes, or until pie is puffy and golden brown. Serve hot or cold.

Baked Ground Beef Pie

*Thaw frozen phyllo dough in its original package for 24 hours in the refrigerator. Do not unwrap phyllo until you are ready to use it. Make sure your work area is cleared, your melted butter and pastry brush are ready, and your filling is prepared.

Estimetad Nutrition Values  (by myfitnesspal.com)
Serves:4-5	Calorie	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sugar
Per Serving	369 kcal	32 gr	22 gr	10 gr	1 gr