SambuusaSpiced Beef Pastries
Crisp Somali triangular pastries filled with spiced ground beef, onion, carrot, and green peas.
Prep
35m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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- Djibouti
- Somalia
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Ingredients
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Pastry
- 12pcsLumpia Wrapper
- 60mlWater
Frying
- 700mlVegetable Oil
Filling
- 350gGround Beef
- 150gOnion (finely chopped)
- 12gGarlic (crushed)
- 120gCarrot (finely chopped)
- 100gGreen Peas
- 10gXawaash Spice Mix
- 3gCumin Powder
- 3gCoriander Powder
- 7gSalt
- 2gBlack Pepper
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Method
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- 01
Cook the onion in a dry pan over medium heat until it begins to soften.
- 02
Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, then add the ground beef and cook until browned, crumbly, and at least 71°C (160°F).
- 03
Stir in the carrot and green peas and cook until the vegetables are just tender.
- 04
Season the filling with the xawaash spice mix, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, and black pepper, then let it cool completely.
- 05
Keep the lumpia wrappers covered so it does not dry out, and place the water in a small bowl for sealing.
- 06
Fill each lumpia wrapper with a little of the cooled filling, fold into a tight triangle, and seal the edge with a dab of water.
- 07
Heat the vegetable oil to 180°C (350°F) in a deep pan and fry the pastries in batches until crisp and golden.
- 08
Drain briefly and serve hot.
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