(MUST SEE!) - Homemade Mediterranean Meat Sambusak Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts are healthier, while sunflower seeds are more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while bread flour can be less expensive.

Add the spices (black pepper, cinnamon, allspice, and salt) to the ground beef in a bowl.

Finely chop the large onion and mix it with the ground beef and spices.

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a frying pan over high heat.

Add the meat and onion mixture to the frying pan and sauté for about 5 minutes until the meat is cooked through.

Turn off the heat once the meat and onions are done cooking.

Cut the dough into two portions and roll it out on a floured surface.

Stuff the rolled dough with the meat and onion mixture.

Use the tip of a fork to seal the edges of the sambusak.

Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat until hot enough for frying.

Fry the sambusak in the hot oil until they are golden brown on both sides.

Remove the sambusak from the oil and let them cool until golden brown.

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