Baked Savory Pastries with Seasoned Meat
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 each shallots minced
- 1 pound beef ground
- 1/2 cup white wine dry
- 3 each parsley sprigs chopped
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves fresh
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup cheese grated
- 1 each eggs lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon bread crumbs
- 1 pound phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
- 1 cup butter melted
- Heat the 3 tablespoons butter or margarine and cook the shallots until soft, then add the meat and mash with a fork over medium heat until the color changes.
- Add the wine and simmer a few minutes.
- Stir in the herbs and tomato sauce; season with salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Cool.
- Add the cheese and egg, and if the mixture is very liquid, stir in the bread crumbs immediately before stuffing.
- Filo sheets should be unrolled flat, and cut into thirds.
- Pile up the filo, covering it with waxed paper and a damp towel.
- Take out one sheet at a time and keep the rest covered.
- Butter the filo, one sheet at a time, using a pastry brush and the 1 cup melted butter.
- Place 1 teaspoon of the meat filling 1 inch from the end nearest you.
- Fold the filo back over the filling so the bottom edge meets the left edge, forming a right angle.
- Continue folding back at right angles to make the triangular shape.
- Place on baking sheets and keep covered until all are ready to bake.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and crisp, turning once.
- Serve hot.
butter, shallots, ground, white wine, parsley, mint, tomato sauce, eggs, bread crumbs, phyllo, butter
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/baked-savory-pastries-seasoned--40022 (may not work)