Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie)
In Bosnia only the meat pie is called burek — thin pastry sheets rolled around minced beef and onion into long tubes, coiled into a round tin and baked crisp, with yoghurt alongside.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g filo pastry sheets
- 600 g minced beef, or beef and lamb
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 120 ml sunflower oil
- 100 ml hot water
- 500 g plain yoghurt, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3035 kcal · P 174.9g · C 93.7g · F 225.4g
Estimated from 8 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Mix the raw minced beef with the onions, salt and pepper and knead for 2 minutes; the filling goes in raw, so it stays juicy as it bakes.
- 2Heat the oven to 200°C/390°F and oil a 30 cm round baking tin.
- 3Lay out two sheets of filo, one on top of the other, and brush with oil. Spread a sixth of the filling in a thin line along one long edge.
- 4Roll up loosely into a long tube and coil it in the centre of the tin. Repeat with the rest of the pastry and filling, adding each tube to the end of the coil until the tin is full.
- 5Brush the top generously with the remaining oil and bake for 30 minutes, until golden.
- 6Sprinkle the hot water over the burek and return it to the oven for 10–15 minutes more, until deep golden and crisp; the water steams and softens the inner layers.
- 7Cover with a clean tea towel and rest for 10 minutes, then cut into wedges and serve warm with the yoghurt.
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Questions and answers
How long does Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie) take to make?
About 75 minutes: 30 min prep and 45 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie)?
8 ingredients: filo pastry sheets, minced beef, onions, salt, black pepper, sunflower oil, hot water, plain yoghurt.
How many servings does this Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie) recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie)?
About 506 kcal, with 29.2 g protein, 15.6 g carbohydrate and 37.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie)?
Bosnian Burek (Spiral Meat Pie) comes from Bosnian cuisine.
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