Savory Turnover

Name: Savory Turnover
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes 25 pieces
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon sea salt; 3 packs ready-made frozen puff pastry, thawed for 1 hour; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; ½ cup (120 ml) oil, butter, or ghee*; ½ cup (120 ml) oil, butter, or ghee*; ½ cup (120 ml) oil, butter, or ghee*; 6 cups (600 g) shredded napa cabbage, sprinkled with 2 teaspoons sea salt; let stand for 15 minutes; squeeze out liquid through a cheesecloth; 1 pound (450 g) ground chicken, or fish; 1 pound (450 g) ground chicken, or fish; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated; ½ teaspoon paprika; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; ½ teaspoon sugar; 6 cups (600 g) shredded napa cabbage, sprinkled with 2 teaspoons sea salt; let stand for 15 minutes; squeeze out liquid through a cheesecloth; 2 cups (170 g) chopped fresh cilantro or parsley; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1-inch (2.5 cm) ginger, peeled and grated; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 tablespoon oil, butter, or ghee*; 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon oil, butter, or ghee*; 1 tablespoon oil, butter, or ghee*; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 2 teaspoons sea salt; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped; 1 pound (450 g) ground lamb; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; ½ teaspoon turmeric

Sanbuseh

Preparation info

Makes
25 pieces

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Food of Life

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2011

About

It’s easy to make your own dough (see sidebar), but ready-made frozen puff pastry makes it even easier and the result is delicious. In seventeenth-century Safavid Iran, they preferred a sweet and savory sanbuseh (as I have given in the ingredients for the Pistachio and Lamb Filling above). The inside of the sanbuseh is salty and savory, while the outside is sweet and aromatic with a dusting made with confectioners’ sugar, rose petals, and ground pista

Ingredients

Asia
Iran
Starter
Bread
Southeast Asia

Ingredients

Method