I am going to share with you a delicious recipe for crispy pouches with minced beef that will surely surprise your friends and family. Tasteful and cute, they’ll become a must-have appetiser for all your gatherings. If you want a richer flavour you can also use mixed mince or just ground pork but first try it out with beef and then you decide.
Crispy Dough Pouches with Minced Beef
These crispy pouches with minced beef will surely become must-haves for your parties from now on. Try this recipe and you’ll thank me!
Ingredients
1 ½ pound ground beef (minced beef)- 1 pack pie crust dough
1 medium yellow onion - grated
1 cup olive oil
10 stalks celery - boiled, use them to tie the pouches
⅔ cup red wine- ½ cup cognac
2 tbsp pine nuts- 10 medium chestnut - boiled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons raisins - golden
⅓ cup parsley - finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 pieces bay leaf (bay leaves)
½ teaspoon ground allspice (also called pimento or Jamaican Pepper)
1 teaspoon paprika - sweet
1 teaspoon salt - or to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper - or to taste
Instructions
Filling
- Heat a pan, add olive oil (keep some to grease the dough later) and add the ground meat. Cook until brown.
- Add the raisins, pine nuts, chopped chestnuts, cinnamon, bay leaf, allspice, paprika and red wine. Cook for 10 min, stirring over medium heat.
- Add salt, pepper and cognac and bring to a boil.
- Then remove from the heat and let the mixture cool down.
- Add the chopped parsley and stir.
Dough
- Preheat the oven to 355°F.
- Cut the dough crust into approximately 6×6 inches squares. Start with the first dough square, spread some oil, place the second dough square on it, spread some oil, and put a third square with the same steps.
- Put two or three spoonfuls of meat filling in the centre of the dough squares and lift the edges to look like a pouch.
- Tie each pouch with a sprig of celery. Repeat until you have made about ten pouches.
- Place them in a non-stick pan and bake until the dough becomes golden brown and crispy (20-25 minutes).
Nutrition
Calories: 1198kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 34gFat: 83gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 49gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 924mgPotassium: 789mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 412IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 7mg
How did this recipe turn out for you?We’re eager to hear your thoughts!
