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FRIED THIN DOUGH WITH GROUND BEEF FILLING

Try this delicious traditional turkish food recipe fried thin dough with ground beef filling.
Prep Time 1 hr
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course Borek, Breakfast, Main Course, Savory Pastry, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish

Ingredients
  

For the dough:

  • 4 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 tsp. salt
  • 1 – 1 1/2 cup warm water

For the ground beef filling:

  • 350 gr. 12,35 oz. ground beef
  • 1/2 onion, grated
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/5 cup water

Instructions
 

The dough:

  • Take your 4 1/2 cup all purpose flour in a medium container and add your 3 tsp. salt
  • Start to add your warm water little by little and knead until your form your dough.
  • The tip for making a good dough for “ciborek” is its consistency should be hard.
  • Divide your dough in walnut size equal pieces (approximately 20-22 pcs.) cover them with a moist towel and rest your dough for about 30 minutes.
  • You can also make your dough in your stand mixer with a dough hook.

The ground beef filling:

  • Mix your 350 gr. (12,35 oz.) ground beef, 1/2 grated onion, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. salt and 1/5 cup water together until combined.

Preparation:

  • Flour your preparation surface
  • Take your dough pieces and roll them into 8 inches diameter circles with your rolling pin.
  • Take your circles one by one, spread a thin line of your ground beef filling along the half of your dough. (as you can see in below video)
  • Close the other half on another and trim the side with your pastry wheel so your dough stick together.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan and fry your “ciborek”s until they turn gold.
  • If you pour from the hot oil with a spoon on your fried thin dough with ground beef filling while frying they will puff up as in the pictures.
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