Bourekakia
(Meat triangles)
1 lb. Topside mince
1 onion (grated)
1/4 cup oil
pepper
salt
2 tbsp.tomato paste(diluted with water)
1/2 tsp.nutmeg
2 eggs (beat in a cup)
2 tbsp. marsala liquor
1 cup grated feta cheese
1 filo pastry
unsalted butter for buttering filo pastry
In a saucepan add oil & saute onion, add mince and brown add tomato
paste with about 2 cups water, marsala spices,cook on med. heat until mince is
cooked and not much sauce remaining in pan.
Remove from stove, add grated feta cheese, beaten eggs stir, put aside. Remove filo
pastry from pkt. there are about 22-24 sheets, cut down lengthwise. Keep covered
with a moist tea towel as they dry out quickly if uncovered. Take one cut sheet
brush with melted butter, fold lengthwise again now you have a long strip
doubled. At bottom place a spoonful of mixture. Pick filo
from bottom and fold upwards about 3cm enclosing the meat mixture press
sides,then start folding to make a triangle making sure the corners are not
sticking outside the fold. You go right, right, bring that point to the left
side and left again and so on until you reach the top. Brush top of triangle
with melted butter and place on baking greased baking tray, when tray is full
bake in oven200o until golden brown. These triangles can be frozen uncooked.
When cooking from frozen stage don't defrost first. Have a hot over and bake on
200ºC. Sometimes you may have to flip them over in the oven.