Name: Meat Kisses (Sambousek b’lahmeh)
Yield: The above recipe makes about 70 sambousek.
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: 400 g (14 oz) white flour; ¾ tsp allspice; 1 tbs olive oil; ¼ cup olive oil; 2 egg yolks; About 1 cup water; 1¼ tsp salt; ¾ tsp instant dry active yeast; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp salt; 50 g (2 oz) soft butter; 1 large onion; 40 g pine nuts (2 oz); 400 g (14 oz) minced lean beef; 4 garlic cloves

Preparation info

The above recipe makes about
70
.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2000

About

As with cheese sambousek, those with meat are ideal as finger food for a party, in a mezze or part of an hors d’oeuvres platter. The dough is crustier and, if you can forgo health scruples and calorie counting, they are most delicious fried.

Ingredients

For the dough

400 g (14 oz) white flour
¾ tsp instant dry active yeast

Method

Measure the flour, yeast and salt, make a well in the centre and add the butter, the oil and the egg yolks. Work the ingredients gradually into the flour. Add warm water, small amounts at a time, and work in the dough, pressing with the heels of your hands and turning until you get a soft dough with a fine texture that is easy to roll out with a rolling-pin. Shape into a ball and cover, and set