Mutabbaq
A Saudi Arabian dinner. Ready in about 40 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 15 minCook (about)
- 40 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 1.1 lb mincemeat
- 1 ½ tbsp garlic
- 1 ½ tbsp ginger
- 1 egg
- 1 tomato
- 4 green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
- 12 filo pastry
- 1 ½ cups melted butter
- 1 tsp sugar
Spices & seasonings (6): salt, paprika, cumin, allspice, turmeric, black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat the frying pan.
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Add in some oil.
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Fry the mashed garlic and ginger first.
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Add in your minced meat and all seasoning.
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Wait until the meat is cooked.
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Set aside to cool down.
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Get another big bowl.
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Add in minced meat, chopped spring onion, chopped tomato and egg.
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Get one 2 sheets filo pastry or 1 spring roll wrap.
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Brush it with some butter.
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Put some filling in the middle.
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Fold your pastry plus brush more butter on the seal part.
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Heat a frying pan.
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Add in some oil to heat the parcel till its both sides plus 4 edges all turn into golden.
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(Or brush melted butter all over your parcel.
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Do it in 350°F oven for.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.