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Kefta briouats (spiced beef triangles)
بريوات الكفتة (briwat kefta): warqa triangles filled with spiced minced beef, onion and herbs
MoroccanKefta briouats are the savoury star of Moroccan party trays, from Tetouan weddings to Ramadan iftars in Casablanca: minced beef cooked with onion, cumin, paprika and cinnamon, bound with a little egg and folded into crisp warqa triangles. Serve them hot with a wedge of lemon and mint tea. People often fill the pastry with raw kefta and rely on frying to cook it; the meat won't get hot enough in a minute in the oil, so cook the filling fully first. Chef's tip: a beaten egg stirred into the hot meat right at the end sets into a binder and stops the filling crumbling. Contains wheat and egg.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the filling
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 oniongrated
- 14 oz minced beef
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ½ oz flat-leaf parsleychopped
- ½ oz fresh corianderchopped
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 eggbeaten
For the pastry
- 1 egg yolkfor sealing
- 1 ¼ cups sunflower oilfor frying
- 1 lemon (optional)cut into wedges
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Method
0/5 doneStep 2: Add 14 oz minced beef and fry, breaking it up finely, until browned with no pink left and the juices have cooked away (160°F). Add 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp sweet paprika, ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground ginger, ¾ tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and cook 2 minutes.
10 minStep 3: Stir in ½ oz flat-leaf parsley and ½ oz fresh coriander, then the beaten 1 egg, and stir over the heat for a minute until the egg has set into the meat. Cool completely.
2 minStep 4: Cut 12 warqa or filo pastry sheets into 8 cm strips and fold a tablespoon of filling into each as a triangle. Seal with 1 egg yolk.
15 minStep 5: Fry in 1 ¼ cups sunflower oil at 350°F in batches until crisp and golden, turning once. Drain and serve with 1 lemon.
12 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 21 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kefta briouats (spiced beef triangles) take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of ground cumin?
- Cumin seeds, toasted and ground.
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