Lamb and Pomegranate Pastries
Category: Dinner
Prep time : 20 min
Cook time : 15 min
Total time : 40 min
Makes: 10 pastries
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4 tablespoons (60 ml) butter, divided
2 onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons (30 ml) pine nuts
1 lb (454 g) ground lamb
2 teaspoons (10 ml) allspice
1 teaspoon (5 ml) cinnamon
1 teaspoon (5 ml) sumac
1 tablespoon (15 ml) pomegranate molasses
1 handful of mint, chopped
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) pepper
1 lb (454 g) puff pastry dough
Melt 2 tablespoons (30 ml) butter in a skillet. Add onions and cook until softened. Add pine nuts and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Add lamb meat and cook until browned.
Add allspice, cinnamon, sumac, pomegranate molasses, mint, and salt and pepper, and stir to incorporate.
Cut the pastry dough into 2-inch (5 cm) circles.
Spoon filling onto one half of a circle.
Fold half of the dough circle over and press to close. Crimp and twist the edges to finish.
Heat a skillet with remaining butter.
Fry the pastries one at a time until golden-brown.
Remove to plate.
Serve.
Add allspice, cinnamon, sumac, pomegranate molasses, mint, and salt and pepper, and stir to incorporate.
Cut the pastry dough into 2-inch (5 cm) circles.
Spoon filling onto one half of a circle.
Fold half of the dough circle over and press to close. Crimp and twist the edges to finish.
Heat a skillet with remaining butter.
Fry the pastries one at a time until golden-brown.
Remove to plate.
Serve.
https://gustotv.com/appetizer/lamb-and-pomegranate-pastries/
https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/lamb-and-pomegranate-pastries/c6lyllhqd
Pictures on recipe websites look like baked pastries, not pan fried.
https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/lamb-and-pomegranate-pastries/c6lyllhqd
Pictures on recipe websites look like baked pastries, not pan fried.
Submitted by Jessica on 2025-04-17