Cooking a brik? Yes you read that correctly! How to cook a brik pastry

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: lentils

Lentils provide a vegetarian option with protein.

cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cream cheese is more affordable and provides creaminess.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and neutral in flavor.

spices

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: dried spices

Dried spices are often more accessible and cost-effective.

Separate the sheets of brick pastry and remove the thin pieces of paper between them.

Add salt and pepper to the pastry.

Add some parsley when closing the pastry.

Fold the pastry from the bottom to the top to form little packets.

Heat sunflower oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.

Add onions to the pan and cook for a few minutes.

Pour in the minced beef and vegetables (mushrooms, onions, tomato, red and green pepper).

Let the meat cool down before wrapping it in the pastry to ensure it stays crispy.

Place two scoops of the meat mixture in the center of the pastry, add parsley, and wrap it up.

Fry the packets in the pan until the pastry is cooked all over and crispy.

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