Middle Eastern Lamb Pies
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 500 g lamb mince
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup beef stock Safeway 1 lb For $5.99 thru 02/09
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 6 sheets filo pastry
- Garlic olive oil spray
- 125 g PHILADELPHIA Light Spreadable Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup finely shredded mint
- 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
- HEAT the oil in a frypan and saute onion for 12 minutes until just softened.
- Add garlic and lamb mince and cook for 5 minutes or until lamb has browned.
- Add spices and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
- Blend flour with the stock then add to the lamb mixture.
- Simmer for 56 minutes until thickened.
- Season to taste.
- SPRAY a sheet of filo with oil, top with another sheet and spray with oil.
- Fold sheets in half and cut into 4 squares.
- Repeat with remaining filo.
- Push filo pieces into 12 x 1/3 cup capacity greased muffin pans, folding the edges in.
- Bake in a hot oven 200C for 810 minutes or until golden.
- COMBINE the PHILLY with half the mint.
- Spoon lamb filling into the filo cases, dollop with PHILLY mixture and sprinkle with remaining mint and pine nuts.
- Serve immediately.
olive oil, onion, garlic, ground cumin, cinnamon, tomato paste, flour, beef stock, salt, pastry, garlic, philadelphia, mint, nuts
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/middle-eastern-lamb-pies-124352.aspx (may not work)