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Sfeeha (open-faced meat pie)  صفيحة

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  • Author: Wafa Shami

Description

Sfeeha صفيحة is the kind of food that can be served alone as a main dish or as a side dish. It’s often added as a great side dish if one’s is having a party or a big gathering. Sfeeha is made with either ground beef or lamb mixed together with onions, tomatoes, bell pepper. Some other recipes include

Ingredients

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Dough

  • 4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 3/4 cup oil (olive or vegetable)
  • 2 tablespoons instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup of warm water

Stuffing

  • 1 pound ground beef or lamb (or half of each)
  • 3-4 tomatoes finely chopped
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomatoes paste
  • 2 tablespoon sour pomegranate molasses or lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons allspice
  • Hot chili pepper (optional)
  • salt

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, then add yogurt and oil, in a separate cup mix yeast with sugar in warm water, pour over everything else and start kneading until the mix gets doughy and easy to work with.
  2. Rub the bowl with some oil and also add rub oil on the dough itself while keeping it as one big round shape then cover the bowl with plastic wrapping and a blanket and let it rest for about an hour.
  3. Meanwhile start preparing the meat stuffing, place the meat in a pot and on high heat while continuing stirring let the meat cook until the red color turns into more brownish. This step will take about 15 minutes. Once done, place the meat in a strainer to get all the water out.
  4. Add finely chopped tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, salt, allspice, tomatoes paste, sour pomegranate molasses or lemon juice and mix everything well with the meat.
  5. With your hands take a small piece of the dough and rounded it in a ball shape, place in a greased baking sheet, then flatten with your fingers, with a spoon scoop out the meat and vegetable mixture and place over the flattened dough, press well with hands to make sure the meat mixture sticks with the dough. Continue this step until the tray is full.
  6. After filling the dough with the meat mixture let it sit for about 30 minutes before baking.
  7. Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until the bottom turns golden brown.

Find it online: https://palestineinadish.com/recipes/sfeeha-is-a-fantastic-open-faced-meat-pie/